LeRoy Neiman
Santa Anita
About the SessionSpanning 4 centuries of global art history, The International Sale, presents 127 exceptional lots by artists from 27 countries across five continents. The auction highlights masterworks ranging from 17th century European paintings to post-2000 editions by contemporary artist's such as Mr Brainwash (lot 51), Jim Dine (lots 83-86), Isaac Julien (lot 108), Jeff Koons (45), and Lucas Samaras (lot 107 and 110). The sale is anchored by important pieces from Georg Baselitz, Erik Laubscher, Shirin Neshat, and a newly repatriated 1935 portrait by Irma Stern.
The auction's diversity is driven by rare museum-quality highlights, led by Irma Stern's Two Women (lot 31), which returns to South Africa after decades in a Berlin private collection. It is joined by Erik Laubscher's rare recto-verso painting Young Family / Construction (lot 48), an Iranian-American artist Shirin Neshat photographic portrait linked to her award-winning Turbulent installation (lot 66), and a uniquely hand-coloured linocut by German master Georg Baselitz titled Das Pferd, Im Wald und auf der Heide Series (The Horse, in the Forest and on the Heath Series) (lot 72).
LOT 38
LeRoy Neiman
Santa Anita
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About this Item
signed, numbered AP in pencil and embossed with the Styria Studio chopmark in the margin
Notes
LeRoy Neiman was an American artist renowned for his vibrant, highly stylised depictions of sport, jazz, nightlife and celebrity culture. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before establishing a long and influential career as a painter, illustrator and printmaker.
Neiman became widely known through his association with Playboy magazine and for his dynamic visual coverage of major sporting and cultural events, including the Olympic Games, Kentucky Derby, Super Bowl and Formula One. He frequently worked on location, translating the energy and movement of live events into bold compositions characterised by vivid colour, expressive brushwork and strong graphic forms.
Neiman subjects also included leading figures from the worlds of music and entertainment, particularly jazz, where his ability to capture movement, rhythm and atmosphere became a defining feature of his work.
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