Renowned sports artist William Zavala’s mixed media “shrine” pays tribute to Kobe Bryant upon his retirement from basketball in 2016. This stunning piece of art has taken on more significance since the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant on January 26, 2020. The Lakers mourned the loss of Kobe as a basketball player upon his retirement and the world continues to mourn the loss of Kobe following the tragic circumstances of his untimely passing. Beautifully presented in this 39 x 52-inch framed display, Kobe’s image is in full uniform with his hand across his chest and is artfully placed over a larger image of his wife Vanessa, who is depicted with a bright smile across the back. These images are over the back of a yellow Kobe Bryant number 24 Lakers home jersey. Both Kobe and Vanessa Bryant have signed their names on the tackle twill “4” on this stunning piece. Both signatures have been penned in black marker with Vanessa’s running upwards on the diagonal bar and Kobe’s signature running on the horizontal bar. What makes this very special is that Vanessa signed it at Kobe's final game on 4/13/16. This jersey has been framed and matted with gold and purple borders and a black background with a black plate centered on the bottom that has printed in gold the Lakers’ logo and “KOBE & VANESSA BRYANT 4-13-16 FINAL GAME”. This has been authenticated by Panini (PA36093) and also comes with photographs of Vanessa signing this piece. This signed jersey is truly a 1 of 1!

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