Leroy Neiman lived in a world of color. His painting of the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Kentucky Derby, Championship Boxing, The Masters golf tournament, The Ryder Cup, the World Equestrian Games and Wimbledon are vibrant up to the limit of overwhelming the subject.
Motion and action were translated into color – some complementary, some contrasting – depending on how the subjects related in the composition. A sheen was not merely a lighter color, it became a sharp yellow. A gray shadow adopted a royal purple.
In the cathedral of his artist’s eye, every painting could become a stained glass mural/masterpiece. A rare chance to possess examples of the artist’s works was held between the 17th and 20th of this month via vente-privee, an online luxury flash site which offers significant works at up to half off their market value.
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