1977
LeRoy Neiman, born LeRoy Runquist, is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings and screen prints, which draw on Impressionism and Pop Art and frequently feature portraits of athletes and musicians as well as depictions of sporting events. He is renowned for creating art during live coverage of the Olympics and other major American and international sports competitions. He once commented, “I use (bold) color to emphasize the scent, the spirit, and the feeling of the thing I’ve experienced.”
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Neiman showed an early aptitude for drawing. After returning home from WWII, he studied at the Saint Paul School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where his classmates included Robert Indiana and Leon Golub. Upon graduation in 1950, he began teaching at SAIC.
In 1953, his oil painting Idle Boats won first prize at the Twin City Show, where the Minneapolis Art Institute purchased it. Neiman’s reputation quickly grew, and museums such as the Carnegie Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington purchased his works.
In 1954, Neiman’s famous association with Playboy magazine began to take shape. Hugh Hefner commissioned Neiman to create an illustration for this fledgling magazine, and his piece won the 1954 Chicago Art Directors Award. This led to a relationship with Playboy that lasted five decades and included Neiman writing and illustrating the “Man at His Leisure” section and the creation of the well-known “Femlin” — a female nymph wearing only opera gloves, stockings and high heels — which appeared on the “Party Jokes” page in every issue since 1955.
In 1970, the 5th Dimension commissioned Neiman to create a cover illustration for the pop group’s album Portrait. In 1994, he created the illustration used for the playbill and the immense Broadway mural for the musical Busker Alley. He was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the highest honor of the state of Illinois, the Order of Lincoln, in 2009.
Today, you can find Neiman’s works in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields), among others.
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Maryn Hunzeker "Explorers" Original Casein Painting c.1960
By Maryn Hunzeker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Maryn Hunzeker "Explorers" Original Casein Painting c.1960 Fantastic mid modern painting by noted artist Maryn Hunzeker. Created with casein on panel. Dimensions 26" x 18 1/4". The...
Casein, Panel
Anatole Krasnyansky Original Painting
By Anatole Krasnyansky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anatole Krasnyansky: 1930-2023. Well listed Ukrainian American artist who just passed away a few months ago. He has had auction results higher than $7100. He was born in Kyiv and emi...
Acrylic, Watercolor
San Francisco from Telegraph Hill Serigraph by Marco Sassone 20th c.
By Marco Sassone
Located in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco from Telegraph Hill Serigraph by Marco Sassone 20th c. Limited edition pencil signed serigraph by listed California / Canadian artist Marco Sassone. San Francisco from...
Screen
Alvar Sunol Pencil Signed Lithograph C.1970s
By Sunol Alvar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alvar Sunol Pencil Signed Lithograph C.1970s Three women around a table Dimensions 21.5" wide x 12.5" high The frame measures 32.75" wide x...
Lithograph
Harry Shoulberg "The Bridge" Serigraph c.1944
By Harry Shoulberg
Located in San Francisco, CA
Harry Shoulberg (1903-1995) Expressionist mid modern serigraph "The Bridge" c.1944 Pencil signed and titled by the artist. This fine serigraph retains all of it's vibrant color after 76 years! Dimensions 12" x 15". Frame dimensions 23" x 19". Very good condition. Please note: The linen rabbet lining of the frame does show some discoloration. This is a rare and exceptional work by Shoulberg. His serigraphs can be found in the permanent collections of some of the finest museums, and institutions in the country. Harry Shoulberg was born in Philadelphia, 25 October 1903 of Russian/Jewish heritage. His father, Max Shoulberg, was the fourth of twenty children and the first to be born in America. His mother was Tessie Derfler, a New Yorker of German descent. Harry grew-up in New York, married Sylvia Hendler in 1931, and had one child, Ted. Shoulberg attended City College of New York where he studied biochemical engineering for three years before switching to fine arts in his last year. He continued his art education at the John Reed School, 1934-1935, the American Artist School, 1935-1937, and then privately at the studios of artists Sol Wilson (1894-1974) and Carl Holty (1900-1973). In 1938, he worked for the WPA and produced two oil paintings for the organization. He maintained studios in New York City and Bridgehampton on Long Island until 1983. He was a late bloomer...
Screen
Explosive Abstract in Vibrant Blue, Red and Black
By Heinie Hartwig
Located in San Francisco, CA
Small but mighty. A moment caught, an explosion of energy, of color. And such a departure for California artist Heinie Hartwig (b. 1937), who is known primarily for his Western subje...
Masonite, Oil
Stock Exchange, Pop Art Offset Print by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stock Exchange by LeRoy Neiman, (1921 - 2012) Date: 1977 Medium: Offset Lithograph Poster, signed lower right Size: 22 x 34 in. (55.88 x 86.36 cm) Frame Size: 24 x 36 inches
Offset
LeRoy Neiman “Opening Night on Broadway” — Hand-Signed Limited Edition Serigraph
Located in New York, NY
This piece captures Neiman’s signature energy and Pop Art-infused style: a glamorous crowd of tuxedoed guests and fur-wrapped socialites arriving at a Broadway premiere, with a mou...
Ascot Finish Screen Print, Impressionist Style, Signed, Edition of 300, 1974
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 300. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Screen
Fox Hunt Screen Print, Hand Signed, Impressionist, 1974, Edition of 300
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork image size 20.25 x 27 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 300. All reasonable off...
Paper, Screen
LeRoy Neiman "Stock Exchange" 1977 Print
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Toledo, OH
This print of LeRoy Neiman's "Stock Exchange" is from 1977 and is in excellent condition. The print features figures at work at the New York Stock Exchange. LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012) ...
Paper
"Metropolitan Opera, New York City Premiere" Large serigraph.
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Metropolitan Opera, New York City, Premiere" 1980 is an original colors serigraph by noted American artist LeRoy Neiman, 1921-2012. It is hand signed and numbere...
Screen
