April 5th Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/6/2013
This huge and vibrant original piece of art brings together an unbelievable 60 of the NBA’s greatest living players. While a similar limited edition lithograph was made, this is an original 1 of 1 piece by renowned artist Erika King. King constructed the collage from individual action shots of all 60 players in their prime mounted on artist’s canvas and stretched over a wood frame. To infuse the action and color of the NBA, King added vibrant splashes of color onto and behind the superstar’s action photos. Incredibly, this one-of-a-kind work of art has been signed by each and every one of the 60 players immortalized in it. This piece is unframed and measures 40” x 60” . In alphabetical order, these are the NBA legends who have signed this piece: Carmelo Anthony, Charles Barkley, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor. Larry Bird, Bill Bradley, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Bob Cousy, Dave Cowans, Bill Cunningham, Adrian Dantley, Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Walt Frazier, Kevin Garnett, George Gervin, Artis Gilmore, Hal Greer, John Havlicek, Connie Hawkins, Elvin Hayes, Dwight Howard, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Jason Kidd, Bob Lanier, Jerry Lucas, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Bob McAdoo, Kevin McHale, Yao Ming, Earl Monroe, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal, Robert Parish, Chris Paul, Gary Payton, Bob Pettit, Paul Pierce, Willis Reed, Oscar Robertson, David Robinson, Dolph Schayes, Bill Sharman,Bill Russell, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Nate Thurmond, Dwyane Wade, Bill Walton, Jerry West, Lenny Wilkens, Dominique Wilkins, Deron Williams, James Worthy. NBA Commissioner David Stern has also signed the piece below the NBA logo as did the artist Erika King, whose signature appears in the lower right corner beside the “1/1” notation marking this as a one-of-a-kind treasure. Full LOA from PSA/DNA.