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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Olympic Jumper, American Impressionist Tapestry by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) - Olympic Jumper, Year: 1989, Medium: Tapestry, signed and dated, Size: 84 x 60 in. (213.36 x 152.4 cm)
Tapestry
$1,000
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...
Ink, Mixed Media, Offset
$8,000Sale Price|33% Off
Elephant Stampede Tapestry
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Elephant Stampede Tapestry Published 1988 Image Area Dimensions 60" x 81" Hand Woven Silk Tapestry Edition Size 88 Gallery Retail $25,000. Tapestry 35 from the edition of only 88 pi...
Silk
$200
H 12 in W 12 in
Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing
By Raymond Pettibon
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon Sonic Youth Record Cover Art: Sonic Youth Goo; original European 1st Pressing, 1990 The most iconic of all Pettibon music-related images, as well as one of the most celebrated record covers of all time, the cover is a off-set illustration of Pettibon's drawing inspired by a paparazzi photo of Maureen Hindley and her first husband, David Smith, witnesses in the case of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, driving to the trial in 1966. Off-set lithograph on double-sided vinyl record cover...
Lithograph, Offset
$3,966
H 39 in W 39 in D 2 in
Mickey Mouse Walt Disney Manga Cartoon Pop Art by British Urban Graffiti Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
Mickey Mouse Walt Disney Manga Cartoon Pop Art by Young British Urban Graffiti Artist, Chris Pegg, entitled 'All That Glitters'. Chris Pegg is a self-t...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acryli...
Stony Brook
By Paul Bernard King
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist woodland scene with a brook and birches by American artist Paul Bernard King (1867-1947). King was born in Buffalo, New York, and after becoming an established printer, went on to study at the NY Art Students League with Henry S. Mowbray. While a student, he became an illustrator for Life and Harper’s magazines, and went on to become well known for his portraits, landscapes, rural scenes, and illustrations. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, inscribed title on verso stretcher “Paul King, Stony Brook...
Canvas, Oil
$14,000
H 28 in W 34.5 in D 2 in
Golf Course, Probably The Country Club, Brookline MA
By Arthur Clifton Goodwin
Located in Milford, NH
A fine landscape of a golf course, probably The Country Club, Brookline, MA by American artist Arthur Clifton Goodwin (1864-1929). Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Goodwin lived an...
Canvas, Oil
$400
H 12 in Dm 15 in
Santa Barbara Is Shining - Framed Original Colorful Authentic Environment Art
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
Landscape with a Cart Path
By Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph
Located in Milford, NH
A fine New England landscape with a cart path and birch tree by Swedish-American artist Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph (1868-1924). Valenkamph was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and emi...
Canvas, Oil
An Unfrequented Harbor
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist marine painting of a harbor on Cape Ann, Massachusetts by American artist Harry Aiken Vincent (1867-1933). Vincent was Born in...
Canvas, Oil
Rare Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring & Futura)
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring 'Rap It' record art 1983: A rare vinyl art cover featuring original artwork by Keith Haring and Futura 2000 (reverse side). Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out ...
Offset
$28,000
H 42.5 in W 53.5 in D 2.5 in
Chauncey Foster Ryder Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting with Trees
By Chauncey Foster Ryder
Located in Milford, NH
A fine New England impressionist landscape with trees in tones of brown by American artist Chauncey Foster Ryder (1868-1949). Ryder grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, studied in Chic...
Canvas, Oil
$3,408
H 39 in W 39 in D 2 in
Winnie the Poo Cartoon Mixed Media Urban Graffiti Art by British Street Artist
By Chris Pegg
Located in Preston, GB
Cartoon Urban Graffiti Pop Art of Winnie the Poo entitled 'Winnie the Poor' by British Street Artist Chris Pegg. Art measures 39 x 39 inches Chris Pegg is a self-taught artist fr...
Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,055
H 16 in W 20 in
The Pavement #7 - Original Abstract Quirky Colorful Figurative Artwork on Wood
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Wood, Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Sunset, Rockport Harbor
By Emile Albert Gruppe
Located in Milford, NH
A colorful Cape Ann, Massachusetts marine harbor scene with boats docked by American artist Emile Albert Gruppé (1896-1978). Gruppé was born in Rochester, NY, and is renowned for his New England landscapes and vigorous portrayals of the harbors and houses of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The son of landscape artist Charles P. Gruppé (1860-1940), Emile enjoyed a long and successful career that spanned over six decades.In 1925, Gruppé began spending summers in Gloucester. He established a studio on Rocky Neck in East Gloucester where he taught plein-air classes. In 1942 —along with Bridgman, Carlson, Miller and Chapman—he established the Gruppé Summer School, which he continued to operate until 1970.Gruppé’s works hang in many colleges and museums: Smith College, Silberman College in Montreal, the University of Idaho, the Los Angeles Museum, the San Antonio Museum and the de Cordova Museum. His paintings are also at the White House in Washington, D.C. and the Gruppe Summer School in Gloucester. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, title inscribed on verso stretcher “Sunset, Rockport Harbor...
Canvas, Oil
Harlequin
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in New York, NY
LeRoy Neiman Harlequin, 1974 Screenprint on bone china Signed in plate, LeRoy Neiman's Signature fired on the front and numbered 2696/15000 on the back. 10 1/4 in diameter Unframed ...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen