Elvis & Monroe Large Framed Poster Signed By 10 Including Cassius Clay, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/2/2013

This Gottfried Heinwein’s reinterpretation of Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” painting has been signed by ten professional athletic superstars. The print measures 24” x 45” and is held in a 29.5” x 48” gold and black-rococo frame. Matting is dark gray and black. Baseball players Pete Rose, Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, and Ernie Banks signed in bold, vivid gold paint. Rose Musial, Mantle, and Banks each added an inscription. NFL Hall of Famer Roger Staubach signed in gold paint, inscribing his number 12. Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Hull signed and Gordie Howe each signed the piece, adding inscriptions as well. Most impressively, Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali, signed the piece across the print’s center. An LOA from PSA/DNA accompanies this print.