A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
"The Father of Russian Hockey" himself signed this fantastic portrait of Anatoli Tarasov by artist Carleton "Mac" McDiarmid. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974, Tarasov has signed beside a smiling likeness of himself - signed "Mac" by the artist - above an international hockey action scene that features two Soviet forwards buzzing an opponent's goalmouth. Tarasov, who died in 1995, coached the U.S.S.R. to nine straight world championship titles from 1963 to 1972. The Soviets won three Olympic gold medals under his stern and rigid guidance. This original Tarasov portrait was painted on 15 1/2" x 13" professional illustration board. It is presented with a grey matte and stylishly mounted in a 20" x 16" silver-colored metal frame.
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