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LeRoy Neiman is considered by many the premier sports artist in the world

LeRoy Neiman is an award winning artist. He became famous largely because of highly exposed sports art and has opened the doors for others artists in the field. He is considered by many the premier sports artist in the world challenged only in recent years by younger artists Stephan Holland and Richard T. Slone. Neiman produces about six different serigraph subjects a year, generally priced from $3,000 to $6,000 each. Gross annual sales of new serigraphs alone top $10 million. Original's can sell for up to $500,000 for works such as "Stretch Stampede," a mammoth 1975 oil painting of the Kentucky Derby bearing that price tag. In addition to being an internationally renowned sports artist, Neiman has created many works from his experience on safari, including a series of animal portraits that are some of his most sought-after pieces, including "Portrait of the Lion," "Portrait of the Elephant," and "Portrait of the Tiger." Some of his other subjects include sailing, cuisine, golf, boxing, horses, celebrities, famous locations, and America at play. Much of his work has been done for Playboy Magazine, for which he still illustrates monthly.

Neiman works in oil, enamel, watercolor, pencil drawings, pastels, serigraphy and some lithographs and etching. In 2007, he was presented with the Sport Artist of the Year Award from the United States Sports Academy. Neiman is listed in Art Collector's Almanac, Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in American Art, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World. His works have been displayed in museums, sold at auction, and displayed in galleries and major online distributors. He has begun to join the ranks of artists whose works can command prices over $100,000.

Casey at the Bat is the quintessential American baseball poem, after the late 19th Century poem by Ernest Thayer. The Poem has appeared in several incarnations as a picture book, portrayed by the likes of Leroy Neiman and C.F. Payne, among others. In one of the most visually and socially dazzling versions, Joe Morse depicts the story from an urban, inner-city point of view. Neiman has tackled this subject in a work from early 1977 with the vibrancy, color and motion which exemplifies his style and oeuvre. The broad stroke of Casey’s bat as he swings powerfully typifies what collectors, investors and museums seek when examining Neiman’s works for inclusion. A recent retrospective of Neiman’s baseball themed works was held at the Guggenheim Museum in New York to international acclaim.

DETAILS

• LeRoy Neiman
• Casey and the Bat
• 1977
• Acrylic on masontite
• 48" x 60" (121.9cm x 152.4cm)
• Acquired directly from the artist by Ruth Eckerd Hall (Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center)
• Acquired by Private collector, Sarasota, FL USA
• Descent from above to present owner