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Leroy Neiman FUNNY CIDE Hand Signed Limited Ed. Serigrapgh
Price: $1,999.99
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This is an original 2004 hand signed serigraph titled "FUNNY CIDE" by famed artist Leroy Neiman.
The detail is impeccable, and the paper surface has a detailed shine which helps make the piece so eye catching.
Beautiful art piece on extra thick paper with gorgeous vibrant colors.
Paper measures 29" x 40". Image measures 22.5" x 34".
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. This piece is numbered from a limited edition of 350.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity from Knoedler Publishing. Comes unframed. In mint condition!
Funny Cide’s first brush with fame came in winning the Kentucky Derby, the first leg of racing’s Triple Crown. Going off a decided underdog at 13-1, he became the first gelding to win since 1929 and the first New York-bred winner ever. Two weeks later in Maryland at the Preakness Stakes he won by 9¾ lengths, the second largest margin in Preakness history. The entire racing world was now mesmerized by the possibility of the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. At the Belmont Stakes back home in New York the three-year-old came in third, running in the driving rain. Despite falling short, the horse had thrilled and charmed the public and become a certified celebrity with his picture plastered on all manner of merchandise, candy, beer and other products named after him, and songs dedicated to him.
In the featured serigraph, Funny Cide is seen in his first moment of glory, winning the Kentucky Derby. Wearing his pole position, number 6, he is caught mid-air and mid-stride, hugging the rail in the home stretch. Jose Santos, the only jockey to ride Funny Cide, exhibits perfect form while wearing Sackatoga Stable’s red and white checked silks. Horse and rider are a picture of determination and concentration. Running away from the pack, their gaze is directed straight ahead toward the finish line and history.
Images of horses and horse racing are among LeRoy Neiman’s most popular and valued prints. The celebrity horses he has immortalized include Secretariat, Affirmed and Spectacular Bid. Funny Cide will be a treasured acquisition for all fans of horses, racing and LeRoy Neiman.
LeRoy Neiman was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, De Paul University, and the University of Illinois. He taught at the Art Institute of Chicago's school for ten years. Neiman moved to New York City in 1963 when he had his first one-man show at the Hammer Gallery. Since then he has continued to portray the people and events of the world he knows best, or which intrigue him most. His best-known works are sports scenes, a reflection, he believes, of the fact that sports are universally a dominant force. He was the official artist for ABC-TV at the Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976, and at the Winter Olympics of 1980. Neiman's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the world, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage in Leningrad. Some people will pronounce his name wrong and spell it Nieman,but we know who they are talking about.
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