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W. Stargell Original Oil Painting 26x36 By F. Stapleton

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
W. Stargell Original Oil Painting 26x36 By F. Stapleton
Willie Stargell Original Oil Painting By Artist, F. Stapleton (Signed & Dated By Artist, Frank Stapleton '2002) Willie Stargell nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was a professional baseball player who played his entire Major League career (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder and first baseman. Over his 21-year career witht the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1540 runs batted in, helping his team capture six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World Series (1971, 1979). This beautiful Original Oil Painting of Willie Stargell by Sports Artist, Frank Stapleton, is hand signed by the Artist, Frank Stapleton, and dated '2002 on the lower left of the painting. The medium of the painting is oil on masonite board. The unframed dimensions are 26" X 36". The 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.