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Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

American, 1921-2012

LeRoy Neiman, born LeRoy Runquist, is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings and screen prints, which draw on Impressionism and Pop Art and frequently feature portraits of athletes and musicians as well as depictions of sporting events. He is renowned for creating art during live coverage of the Olympics and other major American and international sports competitions. He once commented, “I use (bold) color to emphasize the scent, the spirit, and the feeling of the thing I’ve experienced.” 

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Neiman showed an early aptitude for drawing. After returning home from WWII, he studied at the Saint Paul School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where his classmates included Robert Indiana and Leon Golub. Upon graduation in 1950, he began teaching at SAIC.

In 1953, his oil painting Idle Boats won first prize at the Twin City Show, where the Minneapolis Art Institute purchased it. Neiman’s reputation quickly grew, and museums such as the Carnegie Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington purchased his works.

In 1954, Neiman’s famous association with Playboy magazine began to take shape. Hugh Hefner commissioned Neiman to create an illustration for this fledgling magazine, and his piece won the 1954 Chicago Art Directors Award. This led to a relationship with Playboy that lasted five decades and included Neiman writing and illustrating the “Man at His Leisure” section and the creation of the well-known “Femlin” — a female nymph wearing only opera gloves, stockings and high heels — which appeared on the “Party Jokes” page in every issue since 1955.

In 1970, the 5th Dimension commissioned Neiman to create a cover illustration for the pop group’s album Portrait. In 1994, he created the illustration used for the playbill and the immense Broadway mural for the musical Busker Alley. He was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the highest honor of the state of Illinois, the Order of Lincoln, in 2009. 

Today, you can find Neiman’s works in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields), among others. 

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Artist: Leroy Neiman
Original Bruno SamMartino vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna 1
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
LeRoy Neiman Original Mixed media on paper; including tempera, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and conti crayon Dated 1966 9 1/2″ x 9 1/4″ viewabl...
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1960s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

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Conté, Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor

Miracle on Ice Study
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
LeRoy Neiman "Miracle on Ice Study" Original Mixed Media on Artist Board 11 1/2″ x 14 1/2″
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1980s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

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Permanent Marker

Large illustrated Carnaval gift book in bespoke box (Hand Signed and Numbered)
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in New York, NY
LeRoy Neiman Carnaval gift book in bespoke box (Hand Signed and Numbered), 1981 Hardback Monograph with Vinyl Dust Jacket. Hand Signed by Artist on Colophon on Vellum parchment pape...
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1980s Pop Art Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

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Ink, Mixed Media, Offset

Sunbather
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Original mixed-media on paper Dimensions 6″ x 7″ unframed 20.5″ x 21.5″ framed. This is a study for a work entitled “Les Baigneuses” dated 1971 and is included in LeRoy Neiman’s cat...
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1970s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Brad Park
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Original Mixed Media on Paper Dimensions 14.25″ x 11.25″ unframed. Approximately 28.25″ x 25.25″ Framed Dated 1971.
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1970s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Original Bruno SamMartino vs. Baron Mikel Scicluna 2
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
LeRoy Neiman Original Mixed media on paper; including tempera, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and conte' crayon Dated 1966 8 1/2″ x 16 1/4″ viewab...
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1960s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

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Conté, Pastel, Mixed Media, Tempera, Watercolor

Statue of Liberty
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Missouri, MO
LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) Statue of Liberty, July 4, 1986 Signed and Dated Lower Left Acrylic Paint and Chalk 24 x 16 inches 37.5 x 29.25 inches with frame Mr. Neiman's ki...
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1980s American Modern Leroy Neiman Mixed Media

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Chalk, Acrylic

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