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Rick Rush Heart of a Champion Signed and Numbered Print

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Rick Rush Heart of a Champion Signed and Numbered Print
Superimposed on this brilliant rendering from America's Sports Artist Rick Rush, are three poignant moments from Daytona: Earnhardt's unforgettable victory drive by jubilant and congratulatory pit-crew and his subsequent wheely-produced "3" on the grass infield; and a glimpse into the past of the storied race 40 years ago when Lee Petty, father of Richard Petty, basked in the glory as the race's inaugural winner. * Artist: Rick Rush * Title: "Heart of a Champion" * Medium: Etching Print * Edition: numbered in pencil, 299/300Date: 2001 * Image Size: 9 3/4" x 14 1/4" * Overall Size: 15" x 18 3/4"Signature: in pencil, lower rightCertificate of Authenticity: Included and numbered * Condition: ExcellentBiography * Sports artist Rick Rush has accepted the challenge to fill the void in American art. His finger on America's pulse, Rick Sees what sports represent. At its best, sport art counteracts our knowledge of life's brevity and savors the intensity of a moment in motion. The essence of sports is a fleeting moment of intense exuberance - life at its exhilarating. His subjects and artistic style allow the viewer to experience the drama of his exhilarating brevity. Rick's sports arts represents twenty years and various periods of painting and print making, in which concept and technique balance to visually capture the essence of sports motion and the moment of exhilarating perfection. * Influenced by the 20th century philosopher Francis Schaeffer, Rick refined his notions of the inherent value and significance of man and his activities - i.e., sports. As man is valuable, so is what man does, and sports - perhaps more than other activities - remind us of life's best moments and its brevity in the same instance.