LeRoy NeimanThe Rocket: Roger Clemens, Yankees Baseball Pitcher by LeRoy Neiman2003
2003
About the Item
- Creator:LeRoy Neiman (1921 - 2012, American)
- Creation Year:2003
- Dimensions:Height: 41 in (104.14 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:In very good condition apart from light mat toning at extreme edges.
- Gallery Location:Long Island City, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4664214002
LeRoy Neiman
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.
On 1stDibs, find LeRoy Neiman prints, drawings, paintings and more.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Long Island City, NY
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Million Dollar Strike, Screenprint by LeRoy NeimanBy LeRoy NeimanLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Million Dollar Strike (Earl Anthony) Year: 1982 Medium: Serigraph, Signed by the artist and Earl Ant...Category
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Lost Shadow, Impressionistic Portrait by Chase Chen ChenoffBy Chase ChenLocated in Long Island City, NYLost Shadow by Chase Chen Chenoff, Chinese/American (1964) Date: circa 1990 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of EA 55 Size: 37.5 in. x 45 in. (95.25 cm x 114.3 cm)Category
1990s American Impressionist Landscape Prints
MaterialsScreen
- The Oouh Baby Experience, Surrealist Screenprint by Paul GoodnightLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: Paul Goodnight Title: The Oouh Baby Experience Year: 2001 Medium: Sixty Screen Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 256 Image Size:...Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Skier, Pop Art Lithograph by Alan MardonLocated in Long Island City, NYSkier Allan Mardon, Canadian (1931) Date: Circa 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 300 Size: 29 in. x 21 in. (73.66 cm x 53.34 cm)Category
1980s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsLithograph
- Field Goal, Football Color Etching by LeRoy Neiman 1972By LeRoy NeimanLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Field Goal Year: 1972 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 54/150 Image Size: 7.5 x 8.4 inches Size: 9 x 9.25 i...Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Interference, Football Color Etching by LeRoy Neiman 1972By LeRoy NeimanLocated in Long Island City, NYArtist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Interference Year: 1972 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 54/150 Image Size: 7.5 x 8.4 inches Size: 9 x 9.25...Category
1970s American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsEtching
- Warming UpLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Warming Up" c.1990 in an original color serigraph by American artist John Asaro, b.1937. It is hand signed and numbered 147/195 in penc...Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- "Daughters" Large color original serigraphBy Don HatfieldLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Daughters" 1992 is an original color serigraph on heavy Coventry paper by noted American artist Donald (Don) Hatfield, b.1947. It is hand signed and numbered 72/...Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Two Young Girls at the Beach, large color seigraphLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Two Young Girls at the Beach" c.1990 in an original color serigraph by American artist John Asaro, b.1937. It is hand signed and number...Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- Cherish OneBy Don HatfieldLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Cherish One" 1992 is an original color serigraph on heavy Coventry paper by noted American artist Donald (Don) Hatfield, b.1947. It is hand signed and numbered 3...Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- "Parasols and Wildflowers" Large original color serigraphBy Don HatfieldLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled ""Parasols and Wildflowers"" 1991 is an original color serigraph on heavy Coventry paper by noted American artist Donald (Don) Hatfield, b.1947. It is hand signed...Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
- "Family Reunion" Large original color serigraphBy Don HatfieldLocated in San Francisco, CAThis artwork titled "Family Reunion" 1992 is an original color serigraph on heavy Coventry paper by noted American artist Donald (Don) Hatfield, b.1947....Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Prints
MaterialsScreen
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Chryssa’s 1962 Neon Sculpture Was Way ahead of the Art-World Curve
By working with lettering, neon and Pop imagery, Chryssa pioneered several postmodern themes at a time when most male artists detested commercial mediums.
7 Exciting Works by Female Artists from the RoGallery Auction
Prints by these modern and contemporary visionaries are relatively affordable — for now.