Photorealist Art

Javier Báez was nicknamed "El Mago" (Spanish for "The Magician") when he was a middle infielder for the Detroit Tigers. On the international level, he represents the Puerto Rican national team. Báez was named the National League Championship Series co-MVP alongside left-handed starter Jon Lester as the Chicago Cubs clinched their 2016 National League pennant en route to winning the 2016 World Series. He is a two-time All-Star, as well as a Gold Glove Award, and Silver Slugger Award winner. He is also the cover athlete for MLB The Show 20. Margie Lawrence Javier Báez watercolor and graphite on paper 12.50h x 22.50w in 31.75h x 57.15w cm MAL031 Margie Lawrence b. 1957, Chicago Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Illustration, Printmaking, Chicago, IL University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre, Madison, WI Drake University, BFA – Theatre, Des Moines, IA National Theatre Institute, Waterford CT Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England Exhibitions 2018 Baseball Art, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL Baseball as Art, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC Masterful Moxie – The Power of Art, Dank Haus, Chicago, IL Connections – Exploring the Ties that Bind, Open Walls, Chicago 2017 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2015 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2014 All Stars of Baseball Art, The Mason Civic League Gallery, Hoboken, NJ Pine Tar Portraits & Other Notables, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL 2013 Baseball Art Show, George Krevsky Gallery...

Cool Papa Bell is considered to be the fastest man ever to play professional baseball. His achievements, in the Negro Leagues and in Latin America, earned his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in 1974. This portrait is floated and framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 27 x 18.5 x 1 inches. Margie Lawrence Cool Papa Bell watercolor and gouache on paper 22.50h x 14.50w in 57.15h x 36.83w cm MAL032 Margie Lawrence b. 1957, Chicago Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Illustration, Printmaking, Chicago, IL University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre, Madison, WI Drake University, BFA – Theatre, Des Moines, IA National Theatre Institute, Waterford CT Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England Exhibitions 2018 Baseball Art, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL Baseball as Art, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC Masterful Moxie – The Power of Art, Dank Haus, Chicago, IL Connections – Exploring the Ties that Bind, Open Walls, Chicago 2017 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2015 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2014 All Stars of Baseball Art, The Mason Civic League Gallery, Hoboken, NJ Pine Tar Portraits & Other Notables, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL 2013 Baseball Art Show, George Krevsky Gallery...

Herbert Alphonso Dixon, AKA Rap, was an outfielder for the Negro Baseball League on several different teams for a total of sixteen seasons. He had the honor of being the first African American player to hit a home run at the famed Yankee Stadium in 1930. Lawrence has captured the ball player here in all his glory. The watercolor is floated in a cream shadowbox and framed in black measuring 34 x 15 inches. Margie Lawrence Rap Dixon...

One of the rare commercial projects realized for a Hollywood production by American artist Ron Blumberg. In 1939, Blumberg painted actor Chester Conklin as associate for the produ...

Minnie Miñoso was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the 1948 season as baseball's color line fell. Miñoso went on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago White Sox. The first Afro-Latino in the major leagues and the first black player in White Sox history, as a 1951 rookie he was one of the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game. Miñoso was one of the most popular and dynamic players in White Sox franchise history. He helped the "Go-Go" White Sox become one of the premier teams of the 1950s and 1960s. A rare power threat on a team known for speed and defense, Miñoso also held the White Sox record for career home runs from 1956 to 1974. This piece is floated on a cream colored mat and framed in a simple black frame measuring 25.5h x 18.5w x 1.5d inches. Margie Lawrence Minnie Miñoso watercolor and graphite on paper 21.50h x 14w in 54.61h x 35.56w cm MAL030 Margie Lawrence b. 1957, Chicago Education School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Illustration, Printmaking, Chicago, IL University of Wisconsin-Madison – Theatre, Madison, WI Drake University, BFA – Theatre, Des Moines, IA National Theatre Institute, Waterford CT Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, England Exhibitions 2018 Baseball Art, Second Story Studios, Chicago, IL Baseball as Art, Cleveland County Arts Council, Shelby, NC Masterful Moxie – The Power of Art, Dank Haus, Chicago, IL Connections – Exploring the Ties that Bind, Open Walls, Chicago 2017 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2015 Group Show, Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, New York, NY Baseball as Art, Cleveland Count Arts Council, Shelby, NC 2014 All Stars of Baseball Art, The Mason Civic League Gallery, Hoboken, NJ Pine Tar Portraits & Other Notables, Firecat Projects, Chicago, IL 2013 Baseball Art Show, George Krevsky Gallery...

Michael Beck (American, b. 1943) Watercolor painting on paper, 1986 "First Fruits", Hand signed, dated and titled along lower margins Gallery label verso, Matted and framed under plexiglass, Dimensions: 38"h x 58"w (sight), 48"h x 67"w (frame) Provenance: Property from a Major Corporate Art Collection; Corporate Art Directions, NYC Michael Beck (b. 1943) ( American Photo Realist artist) was born in San Diego California. In 1971, he attended the California College of Arts and Crafts and was awarded the James D. Phelan Award in the Visual Arts, juried by artists Wayne Thiebaud and June Livingston. In June of 2014, he was awarded a Jackson Pollock- Lee Krasner Foundation award. Michael Beck was part of the early Photo Realist Movement in California among other contemporaries like Robert Bechtle, Charles Bell, Chuck Close, Robert Cottingham and Richard Estes and Audrey Flack. Choosing vintage childrens toys as his subject matter. Michael Beck’s artwork stands out for its distinct subjects of toys and objects from a previous era. These unique items include vintage rocking horses...

Howlin' Wolf was a Chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. Originally from Mississippi, he moved to Chicago in adulthood and became successful, forming a professional rivalry with fellow bluesman Muddy Waters. McKinley Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who was an important figure in the post-war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues." His style of playing has been described as "raining down Delta beatitude." This piece is matted and framed in a simple black frame measuring 20 x 26.75 inches. Margie Lawrence...

38"x28" signed by the artist, David Kramer. (oil, acrylic, enamel, pencil on gessoed paper) In this conceptual work on paper, the imagery of a film director is overwritten with the ...

Horizontal figurative photo-realist painting of a woman with a red bikini floating in aqua blue pool water "Before the Sun Goes Down", painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French, is 2019 gouache on paper, 24 x 30 inches unframed, 29.5 x 36 inches framed Custom blonde wood frame with anti-reflective plexi Excellent condition and ready to hang as is This photorealist figurative painting captures a peaceful aquatic scene of a woman leisurely floating in a crisp, sunlit blue pool. She stares at the viewer, wearing a red bikini; sun light reflects through the water onto her pale skin, complementing the painting's overall cool color palette. The scene is a snapshot of a relaxing summer day, making for a serene visual experience. The brush work is highly detailed with little texture (impasto) on the surface. The horizontal painting on canvas is currently unframed and has clean, white painted sides, so additional framing is optional. About the Artist: Born and raised in north central Minnesota, Samantha French graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2005. French’s current body of work explores the idea of escape, the tranquility and nostalgia for the lazy summer days of her childhood. The series is inspired by Samantha’s own reflections and memories of her childhood summers spent in the lakes of Northern Minnesota. French actively exhibits her paintings and is included in many private and public collections throughout the country while her work has garnered extensive international and national press. She is a full-time painter and keeps a studio in New York’s Hudson Valley. "My current body of work is focused on swimmers underwater and above. Using vague yet consuming memories from my childhood summers spent immersed in the tepid lakes of northern Minnesota, I attempt to recreate the quiet tranquility of water and nature; of days spent sinking and floating, still and peaceful. These paintings are a link to my home and continual search for the feeling of the sun on my face and warm summer days at the lake. They are my escape, a subtle reprieve from the day-to-day. At the same time, I am drawn to an idealistic time before my own, where swim caps and wool swimsuits were commonplace. This combination of memory, observation and photography has allowed me to preserve the transitory qualities of water and remembrance." Artist Resume: 2019 Winter Swim, Rubine Red...

Art Seiden was a children's book illustrator in New York City. Seiden was a members of The Society of Illustrators

This layered paper and drawing collage titled "Mass Study II" is an original artwork by Seth Clark made of paper, charcoal, pastel, graphite, and acrylic on wood panel. Using found ...

38"x28" signed by the artist, David Kramer. (oil, acrylic, enamel, pencil on gessoed paper) In this conceptual work on paper, the title: "Paved with Gold" counters the text which ov...