Opening Day Auction 2014
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/26/2014
Titled Bay Area Baseball, issued in 1990, is signed “LeRoy Neiman” in pencil in the lower right corner, with the “AP 13/80” also in pencil in the lower left corner. The total edition was limited to 536 total impressions including 450 numbered impressions, 80 artist's proofs, and six printer's proofs. This example actually hung in Shea Stadium, authenticated and indicated by the MLB hologram sticker (SH068586). A tremendously colorful artwork pays homage to the many baseball stars that have played in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area over the years. Among the players prominently depicted here standing around the batting cage are Joe DiMaggio (member of the minor league San Francisco Seals), Willie Mays, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, Dave Parker, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Kevin Mitchell, and Lefty O'Doul (Seals). This was very unique for Neiman, whose sports-related artworks usually featured a single modern subject and rarely capture a history-inspired concept. The serigraph has a viewing area of 31” x 37.5” and has been matted and framed to total dimensions of 38.75” x 49.5”. MLB Authenticated.