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Mike Piazza Double-Signed LE Baseball Art LeRoy Neiman

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,900.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Mike Piazza Double-Signed LE Baseball Art LeRoy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman's friendship with All-Star and future Hall of Famer Mike Piazza began when the great catcher was with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The artist first sketched Piazza in his early big league years. He was impressed with the player's power, but even more so with his overall presence. To quote Neiman, Piazza represents the healthy, perfectly conditioned athlete. In his moves, effortless and graceful, you see an ideal, picture-perfect sports hero in action. A fierce competitor, Piazza is the ultimate professional. Neiman continues, When Mike was traded to the New York Mets in 1998 he had expressed his strong desire to Mets management that he wear number 31, which he had worn for a decade with the Dodgers. The trouble was, John Franco, the Mets long-time star relief pitcher, had been wearing that number for many years. But Franco gave the number to Piazza. In appreciation for John Franco's extraordinary generosity, Mike commissioned Neiman to do a painting of Franco, which he presented to Franco as a thank you gesture. That's the sort of guy Mike is. Without intending it, Neiman's anecdote tells as much about the artist as the athlete. When Mike Piazza wanted something special for a colleague, to whom did he turn? What better testament could there be to the unique abilities, stature and reputation of LeRoy Neiman? That's the kind of painter LeRoy Neiman is! Mike Piazza is a limited edition of 425 signed and numbered impressions. This beautiful original serigraph is hand-signed by Mike Piazza and hand-signed by LeRoy Neiman. Mike Piazza's signature does not appear in the image shown because the serigraph was photographed prior to him signing it. The edition number will be confirmed at point of sale.The dimensions are 37 X 29 1/2 unframed, and it is in excellent condition. Copyright LeRoy Neiman, Inc. 2000. All reproduction rights reserved. This serigraph is protected by copyright laws. A serially numbered, destructible eggshell tamper-proof seal is affixed to the item 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.
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