OT - Sports Paintings & Illustrations

[cohibasmoker]

Love those prints ! Got one myself.

Bill,

Nice pickup. I've never seen a Steelers print before. Very cool.

[gameused]

Chris,

Being a former autograph memorabilia collector I was always interested in 16X20 signed action photos and sports art, a lot of the sports art pieces I see now come unsigned by the athlete and usually signed by the artist only.

I would only be interested if the particular sports art piece was signed by the athlete and signed in a way that it would not detract from the piece, a lot of these younger athletes today have terrible signatures compared to the older signatures like Mickey Mantle, Joe Dimaggio and Ted Williams.

Lewis Watkins did a nice sports art litho of Ted Williams years ago that I could not resist, I still have it in my collection today.

Bobby

[allstarsplus]

Hello Everyone,

While I know this question doesn't relate to game used memorabilia, I was hoping to get some opinions on another form of sports collectible. I was at the All-Star FanFest yesterday in San Francisco and ran into an exhibitor I met at the SportsFest last month. The company sells sports art and had, among other things, a number of great pieces by Stephen Holland (in fact, the new Holland Pujols piece in particular caught my eye).

I was just wondering what collectors thought of sports art as a collectible (given a number of these pieces are limited editions I am presuming they are considered collectible). Does anyone buy/collect sports art? If not, is the main deterrent cost, space or something else? I see how much money people are willing to spend on a sports cards (in many cases a photo on a piece of cardboard) and was wondering what collectors thought about purchasing sports art.

Thanks in advance for your replies. I am very intrigued by this medium and would love to know what others thought of it.

-Chris

Along with my sports memorabilia and game used business, I own a Sports Art company which most members probably didn't know I was involved in because its not game used related so I never mentioned it on the Forum previously. I am glad Chris Cavalier did his Post as this is a great part of collecting.

I got into sports art collecting in the mid-1990's and I hang paintings next to my shadow boxes of my favorite game used pieces so it gives my room a real sports eclectic look. I have quite a few people who buy both game used and sports art items.

We are a direct retailer for Stephen Holland, LeRoy Neiman, Malcolm Farley, Charles Fazzino and others.

Art is so different from person to person that one's treasure may be considered someone else's trash.

Chris, you referred to the Albert Pujols which is one of the pieces we carry and is one of Stephen Holland's least expensive pieces on canvas because it is not signed by Pujols and it retails at $1,650. In contrast, an autographed original Holland of Michael Jordan would be about $25,000.




I just completed signings with Clinton Portis on some LeRoy Neiman Redskins art and Michael Jordan w/ UDA on Stephen Holland art and Roger Clemens w/ TriStar on LeRoy Neiman 300 win Yankees art.

Andrew
info@AllstarsArt.com

[gatorcollector]

Lance Richbourg is a well-respected sports artist. You can see some of his stuff here: http://www.superstock.co.uk/search/Richbourg

His father (also named Lance Richbourg) was an outfielder for the Boston Braves in the 20's and 30's. He attended the University of Florida and was the first Gator to play professional sports. Lance Jr. also attended UF and I believe is now an art professor at a college in Vermont.

[Ripken]

Some talented guys here:


1) http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...-baseball.html

2) http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...a-to-life.html

3) http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...s-players.html

[allstarsplus]

Outside The Lines and Jeremy Schaap on ESPN did a great piece on the impact of the black athlete on society such as Jackie Robinson, Ali, Jesse Owens, Joe Louis, Doug Williams, and others.

As I am watching the show, over Jeremy Schaaps' shoulder is a Stephen Holland painting of Jackie Robinson he did last year.

It was cool to see as we have sold many of those paintings directly to some well known African American athletes and to see this in Rachel Robinson's home was special.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3835575

[chicagoglen]

I do not claim to be an artist but I did paint one sports painting that I hang in my sports room.

Some days I like it and others I don't. I thought about having him sign it.

In case you can't tell I tried to do an abstract Buehrle.

[encinorick]

I suspect most of the so-call art goes to sports bars or hang in the basement of someone's "man-cave."

The Godfather of Sports Art is LeRoy Newman, and most of his pieces, while expensive to many, isn't really conisdered art, but abstract illustrations. Their monetary appreication isn't very much, especially his litho's.

As far as the painting of that White Sox pitcher (what's his name?), nice try, not bad. By the way, do you also do bathrooms and kitchens?

[allstarsplus]

I suspect most of the so-call art goes to sports bars or hang in the basement of someone's "man-cave."

The Godfather of Sports Art is LeRoy Newman, and most of his pieces, while expensive to many, isn't really conisdered art, but abstract illustrations. Their monetary appreication isn't very much, especially his litho's.

Glen, very nice!!!

Rick - I like your choice for the Godfather of Sports Art but you botched his name as it is LeRoy Neiman. In 2007, Neiman was named Sports Artist of the Year by The American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) and the Smithsonian will house a LeRoy Neiman display upon his passing. www.LeRoyNeiman.com

Where I disagree with you is on the subject of monetary appreciation. Usually the greatest appreciation is discovering an artist early in his career. In 1978 if you purchased a Willie Mays for $500 you could sell it today for $5,000 to $10,000 in mint condition, but the greatest appreciation is in some of his original works of art. Now contrast that with his Roger Clemens that was released in 2003 for $3,200 and now tainted with Roger's off the field issues and that serigraph is probably 1/2 the original Retail value.

[both-teams-played-hard]

I suspect most of the so-call art goes to sports bars or hang in the basement of someone's "man-cave."

The Godfather of Sports Art is LeRoy Newman, and most of his pieces, while expensive to many, isn't really conisdered art, but abstract illustrations. Their monetary appreication isn't very much, especially his litho's.

As far as the painting of that White Sox pitcher (what's his name?), nice try, not bad. By the way, do you also do bathrooms and kitchens?

Rick
Are you an artiste? You're obviously not a comedian. I like the White Sox painting. Even if you don't, the house-painter crack is weak.
In my humble opinion, Leroy Neiman blows. But, I am not familiar with Leroy Newman.