National Baseball Hall of Fame pitchers John Smoltz and Tom Glavine dominated Major League Baseball with their superior pitching while playing for the perennial pennant contending Atlanta Braves of the 1990s. Smoltz, who was selected to eight All-Star Games during his 22-years in the MLB, is a two-time NL wins and strikeouts leader who won the NL Cy Young Award in 1996. Smoltz holds the distinction of being the second player in MLB history to record a 50 save and 20-win season during his career. Smoltz won the World Series with the Braves in 1995 and was enshrined in Cooperstown in 2015. Glavine, the MVP of the 1995 World Series, earned two Cy Young Awards and 10 All-Star Selections during a career that saw the famed left-handed pitcher led the National League in wins five times and was enshrined in Cooperstown in 2014.

This presented 38 x 48-inch Atlanta Braves canvas painted by noted sports artist Bill Lopa was signed by Hall of Fame pitchers John Smoltz and Tom Glavine. Lopa, noted for his kinetic impressionism and the use of spattering paint in bold colors, used blue and purple hues as the background that features “Braves” in cursive across the middle of the canvas beautifully painted in red. The iconic Braves “Tomahawk” is painted below “Braves” in classic brown with yellow straps. Glavine and Smoltz signed the top of the canvas with a black marker. The signatures are bold and the painted canvas is vibrant and in great condition. The Atlanta Braves canvass painted by Bill Lopa and signed by Glavine and Smoltz comes with an LOA from Beckett Authentication (AA09034) for the signatures.

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