LeRoy Neiman “St. Tropez” Signed Serigraph, 1995.

Name: LeRoy Neiman “St. Tropez” Signed Serigraph, 1995.
Brand: LeRoy Neiman
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About the Item

Vibrant framed LeRoy Neiman “St. Tropez” serigraph, dated 1995, depicting a lively marina scene at Saint-Tropez with sailboats, docked vessels, colorful waterfront buildings, figures, and sweeping atmosphere. Neiman’s signature energetic palette is on full display, with bold blues, turquoise, coral, yellow, orange, and expressive painterly movement throughout the composition. The work is hand signed in marker beneath the image and also signed and dated “95” in the image/plate area, consistent with documented examples of this work. Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American, 1921–2012 Title: St. Tropez Date: 1995 Medium: Serigraph on paper Signature: Hand signed in marker; also signed and dated “95” in the image Framed Dimensions: 41.25 in. H x 30.25 in. W x 1.25 in. D

Creator:
LeRoy Neiman (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 41.25 in (104.78 cm)Width: 30.25 in (76.84 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1990-1999
Date of Manufacture:
1995
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: PGD000276661stDibs: LU818850559802

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LeRoy Neiman

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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