Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/24/2024
Perhaps the most important member of the “Core Four” that propelled the New York Yankees to World Series championships in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 with a fifth ring added in 2009, Derek Jeter would spend his entire 20-year Major League career in Yankees pinstripes, finishing with 3465 hits and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility getting 99.75% of possible votes.
Heir apparent to the great modern masters of photorealist portraiture, Adam Port first burst on the art scene back in 2000 when he was discovered by a New York Knicks photographer and quickly earned a prestigious licensing agreement with the NBA. Today Port reigns as one of the nation’s premier artists, with a clientele that has included other influential entities like the Basketball Hall of Fame and Elvis Presley Enterprises, along with A-list stars like Michael Jordan, Carmelo Anthony, and Ray Lewis. A graduate of Syracuse University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts, Port has perfected his trademark technique of using acrylic paint and colored pencil on board to create breathtakingly life-like portraits.
Offered here, we present this piece done by Port that is simply titled "Derek Jeter". Depicting Jeter at the plate during a road game during the 2008 season based on the "New York" across his chest instead of the familiar home pinstripes and the final season at Yankee Stadium patch on the left sleeve, Jeter is awaiting the pitch with the fire in his eyes that was seen throughout the entirety of his career. Originally completed in September of 2010 and purchased for an original price of $4,000.00, the piece is done in a medium of acrylic paint and coloured pencil on gessoed illustration board. Measuring out to a width of 23" and a height of 29", the piece has been framed to full dimensions of 43" tall and 37" wide and is housed in simple black frame with a metal inlay under a single layer black matte. Showing a bit of wear to the corners and edges of the frame and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, don't miss out on this stunning one of a kind piece for your all-important collection!
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