Edmonton Oilers Auction 2005
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/16/2005
Stephen Holland is one of the nation's foremost contemporary sport artists today. Holland says, "I like the drama of sports the way you see it on a TV close-up? like a slow motion replay. I like to freeze-frame the image and display it in everyone's living room." Capturing the fury, emotion and drama of sports is what Stephen Holland does best. Being trained in fine art, he brings classical form to this universal subject. His paintings, lithographs and serigraphs are in private and corporate collections around the world including the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. His traditional education in art, years of experience and his love of sports made Holland an obvious choice for the 1993 Sport Artist of the Year Award. Additional information can be obtained by visiting HYPERLINK "http://www.limelightagency.com/Holland/frms/sh.html. Holland's stunning edition of four images following the career of the great Wayne Gretzky sold out quickly. From the glory days of the Edmonton Oilers and the thrilling Canada Cup victories to the Los Angeles limelight and his swan song with the Rangers, Holland has captured the man and his game in striking imagery and vivid color. The original limited edition of 99, along with 15 artist proofs, were grabbed up by collectors as soon as they became available. Art gallery retail price lists have the embellished limited giclee works valued at up to $10,000 per print or $40,000 for the set. We are proud to offer Stephen Holland's hand-painted original artworks. These massive hand-painted masterpieces were reproduced slightly smaller to create four of his most successful limited edition offerings. Each is painted in acrylic on wood panel in the dizzying four by six foot dimensions.
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