1976
LeRoy Neiman, born LeRoy Runquist, is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings and screen prints, which draw on Impressionism and Pop Art and frequently feature portraits of athletes and musicians as well as depictions of sporting events. He is renowned for creating art during live coverage of the Olympics and other major American and international sports competitions. He once commented, “I use (bold) color to emphasize the scent, the spirit, and the feeling of the thing I’ve experienced.”
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Neiman showed an early aptitude for drawing. After returning home from WWII, he studied at the Saint Paul School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where his classmates included Robert Indiana and Leon Golub. Upon graduation in 1950, he began teaching at SAIC.
In 1953, his oil painting Idle Boats won first prize at the Twin City Show, where the Minneapolis Art Institute purchased it. Neiman’s reputation quickly grew, and museums such as the Carnegie Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington purchased his works.
In 1954, Neiman’s famous association with Playboy magazine began to take shape. Hugh Hefner commissioned Neiman to create an illustration for this fledgling magazine, and his piece won the 1954 Chicago Art Directors Award. This led to a relationship with Playboy that lasted five decades and included Neiman writing and illustrating the “Man at His Leisure” section and the creation of the well-known “Femlin” — a female nymph wearing only opera gloves, stockings and high heels — which appeared on the “Party Jokes” page in every issue since 1955.
In 1970, the 5th Dimension commissioned Neiman to create a cover illustration for the pop group’s album Portrait. In 1994, he created the illustration used for the playbill and the immense Broadway mural for the musical Busker Alley. He was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the highest honor of the state of Illinois, the Order of Lincoln, in 2009.
Today, you can find Neiman’s works in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields), among others.
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Rolex Gold Cup Palm Beach Polo 1990 Print by Rod Skidmore
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 4 3/4"H x 6 1/2"W 1/10 AP (Artist's Proof) Frame Sz: 9"H x 10 3/4"W w/ gold metal frame w/ verso label: From the original watercolor by Rod Skidmore March 11, 1990 Pal...
Lithograph
Three Polo Players c1985 Hand-Colour Ltd Ed Print by Lloyd Kelly (b.1946-)
By Lloyd Kelly
Located in Bristol, CT
Hand-colour print of three polo players c1985 by Lloyd Kelly (b.1946-) Limited edition #25/ 50 Art Sz: 9"H x 11"W Frame Sz: 14"H x 15 1/2"W custom fram...
Color
Lanvin of Paris Model with Bouquet of Roses circa 1950's Watercolour
By Alexander Warren Montel
Located in Bristol, CT
Original fashion illustration artwork c1950s commissioned by Lanvin of Paris on the Place Vendome. Alexander Warren Montel (1921-2002) Art Sz: 11 1/2"H x 17 1/2"W Frame Sz: 17"H ...
Watercolor
Lanvin of Paris Sun 'n Fun 1950's Watercolour
By Alexander Warren Montel
Located in Bristol, CT
Sun n' Fun Sun Screen featuring black poodle, original advert artwork by Alexander Warren Montel circa 1950's watercolour on paper Art Sz: 11"H x 10"W F...
Watercolor
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"Coronation Cup" 1987 GILBERT, Painted Terence [Painted by]
Located in Bristol, CT
Plate Sz: 16 3/4"H x 25"W Frame Sz: 23 3/4"H x 31 3/4"W Pencil signed: LL Published 1992 by Thomas Ross Limited Binfield, England England v. North America at The Guard's Polo Club, Windsor Great Park. In the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to whom this plate is, with permission, respectfully dedicated by the publishers-Thomas Ross. England (Dark Blue) 1. William Lucas...
Lithograph
"Unsaddling At Epsom, Summer Meeting" 1932 Chromolithograph By Alfred Munnings
By Alfred Munnings
Located in Bristol, CT
Print Sz: 18"H x 21 1/2"W Frame Sz: 28 1/2"H x 32"W w/ blindstamp Fine Art Trade Guild Published by Frost & Reed Ltd Pencil signed by the artist LR margin Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War...
Lithograph
Ascot Finish Screen Print, Impressionist Style, Signed, Edition of 300, 1974
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 300. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Screen
Casino, 1972
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) Title: Casino Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and marked A P ( Artist Proof) in pencil Edition: AP Paper Size: 31¾ x 26 inches LeRoy Neiman was a sports artist, a chronicler of contemporary lifestyles and a creator of the action-subject. He is credited with reviving figure painting during the years of the abstract movement when the figure, and realism in general, were abandoned. Neiman paints with a technique that often starts with his own Impressionistic style and continues with a process that looks very similar to the action paintings of the Abstract Expressionists. Accident and chance seem to play significant roles in determining the final appearance of his creations. This is seen in Neimans spontaneous application of paint and color. He paints quickly to grasp moments in time. His works are held in the collections of both the Baseball...
Screen
Paddock at Chantilly Screen Print, Impressionist, Signed Edition of 250, 1992
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 250. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Screen
Leroy Neiman - "Neiman's Montreal" (1976) Original lithograph in colors on paper
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Neiman, LeRoy Neiman's Montreal, 1976 Offset lithograph in colors on paper 22 3/4 x 32 1/4 in. From the limited unsigned poster edition Signed in the plate
Lithograph
"Metropolitan Opera, New York City Premiere" Large serigraph.
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Metropolitan Opera, New York City, Premiere" 1980 is an original colors serigraph by noted American artist LeRoy Neiman, 1921-2012. It is hand signed and numbere...
Screen
Bistro Garden, Impressionist Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph print by Leroy Neiman from 1987. A colorful impressionist view of a bustling garden dining area. Signed and framed in gold wooden frame. Artist: LeRoy Neiman, America...
Screen
