Artist: LeRoy Neiman
Title: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Etching
Year created: 1972
Medium: Multi Tonal Serigraph on Arches Wove Paper
Edition: One-of-a-kind, additionally Hand-Signed, Dated and Inscribed by Ethel Kennedy; 38/250 Limited Edition, Hand-Signed by LeRoy Neiman.
Height (inches): 33
Width (inches): 27
Depth (inches): 1
Signed by the artist; Signed, dated and inscribed by Ethel Kennedy.
Signed Area: front
This piece is framed.
Description of piece:
This moving and inspiring portrait of Robert F. Kennedy by LeRoy Neiman has been hand-signed, dated and inscribed by the late-RFK’s widow, Ethel Kennedy, and presented as a personal gift by Ethel Kennedy, with a Christmas inscription that pre-dates the official release of the limited edition serigraph.
Bearing the edition number 38/250, lower left margin, in pencil; it is inscribed “For John and Mary”, gifted by Ethel Kennedy. In the lower center margin Mrs. Kennedy has written “With Christmas love / 1971”. Lower right of the artwork, it is hand-signed in pencil by the artist, “LeRoy Neiman”, in a large signature which spans both the margin and the image area. In that same area, Mrs. Kennedy has co-signed the piece, “Ethel”, in pencil.
The portrait surrounds the beautifully rendered image of Robert F. Kennedy with inspiring historic quotes from RFK’s speeches. This historic piece, made one-of-a-kind with Ethel Kennedy’s additions, comes elegantly framed in a classic black frame with wide, archival matting in ivory, with a black core, which perfectly highlights the artwork. Framed size measures 33” in height x 27” width x 1” depth.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Artist bio:
LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012) studied in Chicago at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, where he then taught for 10 years before moving to New York City in 1962. Renowned for his painting and printmaking, Neiman is one of the few artists of the 20th century whose work is known by millions, both nationally and internationally.
Best known for his brilliantly colored, stunningly energetic images of the world of sports, exclusive leisure activities, and the world of entertainment, LeRoy Neiman's art is unique, and his work is without any real comparison in the art world. Neiman broke the barriers of many of the most hallowed assumptions of modern art history and contemporary criticism, his style exploding with the dramatic intensity of Abstract Expressionist brushstrokes, strokes that pick out action: whether it is the action of sports, the action of a nightclub, casino or yacht race, or capturing the inimitable majesty of nature.
LeRoy Neiman published hundreds of limited edition serigraphs which have become as much sought after as the prints of Miro, Chagall, and Picasso. Exhibited worldwide, from Moscow to Tokyo to Caracas, and honored with many awards for his art, Neiman is an icon of contemporary art. His work is held in the permanent collections of innumerable museums including the Whitney Museum in NYC, Baltimore Museum of Fine Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Museo de Bellas Artes in Caracas, the Hermitage in Leningrad, and the Art Institute of Chicago.