A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Terrible Ted Lindsay is the subject in image and words in this unique and incredible original artwork by famed sports artist LeRoy Neiman. This sensational Lindsay portrait is dated "'74" in what appears to be brown marker by the artist, who has signed vertically in pencil along the lower right edge of this framed tribute to the rugged Hall of Famer. This Neiman original exhibits significant handling with a significant water stain in the lower left corner that caused the ink to bleed in the "16 years pro." A portion of the artist's bio of Lindsay's hard-edged playing days featuring statistics about the number of stitches, black eyes, broken noses, knocked out teeth and concussions he incurred. The Lindsay portrait on the upper part of an approximately 15" x 12" sheet of what is likely sketching paper is a distinctive likeness rendered in brown marker and an orange-brown hue of paint. This weathered Neiman original is tastefully framed in a brown and beige double matte with white accents and presented in a nicely textured wood frame that measures 21 3/8" x 18 5/8". A great chance to obtain a one-of-a-kind Ted Lindsay portrait by the legendary LeRoy Neiman.
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