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M. Jordan Original Oil Painting 30x42 By F. Stapleton

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:9,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
M. Jordan Original Oil Painting 30x42 By F. Stapleton
This original painting of Michael Jordan, basketball legend turned baseball player by sports artist Frank Stapleton, is signed and dated 1997 by the artist on the lower left of the painting. The colorful 30" X 42" oil painting is painted on masonite board and portrays a collage of eleven images of Michael Jordan during his brief tenure playing baseball when to fulfill a dream of his late father that he would become a major league baseball player, Jordan signed a baseball contract with the White Sox in March, 1994. Jordan's performance as a baseball player was much less spectacular than his basketball record which led to his famous announcement "I'm Back!" made in rejoining the Bulls in 1995. Jordan led the Bulls to six World Championships, three-peating twice while being named NBA Finals MVP each time. Jordan won five NBA MVP Awards before his final retirement from basketball as perhaps the greatest player to have ever played the game. This original oil painting captures a rare period of Jordan's legacy as one of the best athletes of the twentieth century. Jordan's brief stay in baseball makes this original oil painting a bat among the scarcest of any of his game used equipment available to collect. This rare one of a kind painting is in excellent condition. A serially numbered, destructible eggshell tamper-proof seal is affixed to the art and it is accompanied by a tamper-proof, forge-proof, copy-proof Certificate of Authenticity from Elaine's Fine Art. The COA also has a matching serially numbered seal affixed to it. Any tampering with the seals causes the seal to fragment, making it impossible to reuse, further insuring the authenticity of the item. The purchaser is also recorded as the registered owner. If the item is a gift, please indicate the name, street address, city, state and zip code of the recipient, before making payment, so that the COA can be registered to them. Over the past 27 years, Elaine's Fine Art (located on Manhattan's Upper East Side - just 5 blocks from Sotheby's International Art Auction House) has developed an outstanding reputation and following as a leading private dealer of fine art and sports art and memorabilia. During the time period that Sotheby's held auctions on the Internet, on Sothebys.com, and up until they formally ended their specialty site on May 1, 2003, we enjoyed great success as a Licensed Sothebys.com Associate Dealer. Licensed Sothebys.com Associate Dealers were required to be specialists in the fields in which they offered property and to provide a Guarantee of the Authenticity and Condition of the property they sold. All art and memorabilia that we offer is fully documented. Ethics are important to us, and we take great pride in representing the highest level of integrity and expertise in the International Art World. We specialize in blue-chip artists from Picasso to Warhol. We offer a wide variety of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures and limited edition prints. For the sports connoisseur, we also offer a wide variety of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, sculptures, limited edition prints and sports memorabilia (all major sports). Many of our sports items are personally hand-signed by your favorite sports personalities.