LeRoy Neiman "Memorial Exhibition" (2013)

LeRoy Neiman 2O13 MEMORIAL EXHIBITION

“After a long run the engine is slowing down, but the phone still rings daily: a call for a commission on the other side of the world, a fan reporting that his daughter whom I painted as a baby is getting married, an innkeeper in Normandy wondering why I don’t recollect my stay there twenty years ago, an athlete passing through town who wants to chew the fat and pick up another sketch for his collection.

I wouldn’t have it any other way. While I wasn’t accepted in some circles,I was embraced by a public more loyal than anything I knew growing up. And if I could choose to take anyone with me, I’d choose them hands down.”

– LeRoy Neiman

LeRoy

Neiman

1921– 2012

LeRoy Neiman 2O13 MEMORIAL EXHIBITION

Franklin Bowl es G all eries S an Fr ancisco / New York

FRONT COVER :

Polo (detail) - see pages 53 - 54 THESE TWO PAGES

Willie Mays - see page 8

Foreword As everyone now knows, the legendary American artist, LeRoy Neiman, passed away last June at the age of 91. Word of his passing was flashed around the world by broadcast networks like NBC and major newspapers like the New York Times. It was news because, for years, LeRoy Neiman has been widely regarded as America’s most admired and collected artist. His exciting and intensely colorful paintings, sketches, and serigraphs not only capture the vibrant spirit of American and global culture as few other artists have, his works also reflect diverse moods and lifestyles, as they changed and evolved over the five decades LeRoy worked as an artist. Throughout his long and distinguished career, Neiman has become the true chronicler of our times and, if for no other reason, this certainly assures his place in art history.

Today, this reputation as America’s favorite artist and cultural chronicler is as Franklin Bowles and strong as ever, as is the demand for Neiman’s work. As his primary art dealer LeRoy Neiman and representative for over 35 years, Franklin Bowles Galleries is committed to making sure that this remarkable legacy continues to thrive and grow so that future generations will enjoy the same opportunity to admire and collect his art. To this purpose, we have worked closely with the LeRoy Neiman Foundation over the past year to assemble and present to Neiman’s collectors a broad selection of his key works — in celebration of the unique contribution to art and culture that he has made.

It is my distinct honor and delight to introduce to you, on the anniversary of the artist’s death, this major memorial exhibition of some of the finest artworks from LeRoy’s personal archives, most never before seen by the public. These exciting, distinctive works on paper span many different eras, both in Neiman’s career and in international culture. Each piece accurately records some aspect of the changing times. They are seminal works that Neiman himself regarded among his best — too important and close to his heart to part with.

Only now, with the consent of Neiman’s family and the LeRoy Neiman Foundation, has our gallery been given exclusive access to these vibrant Neiman drawings and color sketches, along with permission to exhibit and offer them to his adoring public.

I invite you now to look through this beautiful catalogue and experience for yourself LeRoy’s exquisite portrayal of the times he lived through, with all its ideals and excesses, aspirations and struggles, exhilarating heights and humbling defeats. Neiman saw and participated in it all and — fortunately for us — had the immense artistic talent and skill to capture it in spontaneous, colorful images on paper, board, and canvas. There is no doubt in my mind that just as people today turn to the artwork of Daumier to find out what life was like in late 19th century France, so people living a hundred years from now will turn to the artwork of LeRoy Neiman to find out what life was like in late 20th century America. Luckily, you don’t have to wait that long.

You can find out right now where we have been and where we might be headed, simply by coming to this exhibition and looking at the iconic images that LeRoy Neiman has created for us.

Fuuoka Geisha (detail) - see page 35

5

Vegas 1961 Oil on Board 47.75 x 60 in.

7

Reggie and Catfish Hunter 1979 Mixed Media on Paper 15 x 11.9 in.

Luis Rivera Willie Mays Acrylic on Board 22 x 33 in.

8

1994 Mixed Media on Paper 10 x 8.25 in.

9

Mariano Rivera 2006 Mixed Media on Paper Yankee Stadium

8.5 x 11.5 in.

1978 Mixed Media on Paper 12.9 x 15.4 in.

10

11

Reggie Strikes Out Under a Full Moon 1980 Mixed Media on Paper 15.25 x 13 in.

Derek Jeter 2004 Mixed Media on Paper 11.5 x 8.5 in.

Susce, All -Star Game 1972 Mixed Media on Paper 14 x 10.75 in.

12

13

LEFT

Reggie "The Candy Man" 1978 Mixed Media on Paper 14.75 x 11.9 in.

BELOW

Mets Batter 1992 Mixed Media on Paper 9.25 x 12 in.

OPPOSITE

Jesse Orosco 1984 Mixed Media on Paper 24 x 18 in.

14

RIGHT

Michael Jordan 2003 Mixed Media on Paper 10.5 x 8.1 in.

OPPOSITE LEFT

Julius Erving 1975 Mixed Media on Paper 15 x 11.9 in.

OPPOSITE RIGHT

Michael Jordan at MSG 1989 Mixed Media on Paper 12.75 x 9.25 in.

16

LEFT

Larry Bird

LEFT

Mixed Media on Paper

Boxing Match

7 x 5 in.

1999 Mixed Media on Paper

BELOW

19.25 x 18 in.

New Mexico Basketball Player 2008

BELOW

Mixed Media on Paper

Wrestlers at Lenin Stadium

13 x 17 in.

1986 Mixed Media on Paper 13 x 15 in.

18

LEFT

Namath, Nite Game at Shea 1967 Mixed Media on Paper 15.1 x 12.25 in.

BELOW

Soccer 1977 Mixed Media on Paper 11 x 15 in.

Mario Andretti, Driver of the Year 1984 Mixed Media on Paper 12.5 x 10.75 in.

20

21

RIGHT

Pancho Gonzalez 1968 Mixed Media on Paper 16 x 12 in.

BELOW

Michael Stich at US Open 1994 Mixed Media on Paper 8 x 10.5 in.

Ivan Lendl Serving to Wilander at National Tennis Center NY - US Open 1988 Mixed Media on Paper 9.5 x 12.75 in.

22

23

LEFT

Golfer Mixed Media on Paper 12 x 10.5 in.

Bikini Windsurfer 1957

BELOW

Shiba Driving Range, Tokyo

Mixed Media on Paper 15.1 x 13 in.

1991 Mixed Media on Paper 9.75 x 11.75 in.

Hand Skater Mixed Media on Paper 11.9 x 10.75 in.

24

25

“I WAS A NOTICER. Noticing is what exhilarated me. A product of my beginnings, I was consistent in my curiosities. The vibrant and roisterous scenarios of man at play that I was drawn to were more real and genuine, even in their artifice, than the world of abstract conceits.”

– LeRoy Neiman

26

Downhill Skiier Acrylic on Board 18 x 9 in.

RIGHT

Cyclist Mixed Media on Paper 15.75 x 13.5 in.

BELOW

The Sleek Eliptical Velodrome 1984 Mixed Media on Paper 14 x 14.75 in.

Steve Hegg Cyclist 1986 Mixed Media on Paper 17.75 x 21.75 in.

28

29

Standing Nude 1963 Mixed Media on Paper 10.75 x 8 in.

San Francisco Bunny Sits Down for a Snack 1966 Cottontail Mixed Media on Paper

Mixed Media on Paper 23 x 9 in.

14.25 x 12 in.

Beachball Bunny Basketball, Jamaica Mixed Media on Paper 16 x 11.9 in.

30

31

Woman 2003 Standing Nude in Shadow

Mixed Media on Paper

1988

4.5 x 4 in.

Mixed Media on Paper 8.5 x 5.25 in.

Texas Oiler Majorettes Mixed Media on Paper 15.25 x 12.75 in.

Nude in Fur Stole 1961 Mixed Media on Paper 10.75 x 8 in.

32

33

Fuuoka Geisha 1991 Mixed Media on Paper 21 x 19 in.

Sketch of Transvestite Geisha Girl, Tokyo 1979 Mixed Media on Paper 15 x 12 in.

OPPOSITE

Exotic Erotic Ball 1993 Mixed Media on Paper 17 x 13 in.

35

LEFT

Nice Sunbather 1966 Mixed Media on Paper 3.75 x 5.75 in.

BELOW

Footsie 1990 Mixed Media on Paper 11 x 15.1 in.

Brigitte 1986 Mixed Media on Paper 22.25 x 29.5 in.

36

Pool Bar Camino Real 1984 Mixed Media on Paper 15.4 x 20.25 in.

37

Sir John's, Miami 1964 Mixed Media on Paper 16 x 12 in.

ABOVE LEFT

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 1971 Mixed Media on Paper 11.5 x 7.5 in.e ABOVE RIGHT

Alvin Ailey Dancers 1996 Mixed Media on Paper 13.1 x 13 in.

LEFT

Alvin Ailey 1996 Mixed Media on Paper 9.1 x 11 in.11 x 15.1 in.

38

Chubby Checker, Le Jardin 1975 Mixed Media on Paper 14.9 x 12 in.

ABOVE

Disco Roller Mixed Media on Paper 18 x 23.5 in.

OPPOSITE

Female Skater Mixed Media on Paper 22.25 x 16.9 in.

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41

Neiman On Horse Racing “The depth of horse racing is its strongest asset. The whole scheme comes together, where pageantry reigns unequaled. I shall never neglect the thoroughbreds. I have sketched paddocks and courses in all corners of the U.S.A. and on several continents. On occasion I have greeted the morning sun with the trainers and exercise boys to capture the early morning workouts, and then mingled with the preening crowds at the evening races. I am bound to tell you that a thoroughbred trained to compete is a superbly conditioned athlete.”

“Behind the scene in the tack room, between races, there is a community of professionals who must make daily sacrifices to their trade.

Most are weight watchers to the point of starvation. When not melting away between the dangerous excursions on the oval of the track, they take time off to relax. The character and temperament of each jockey comes through, revealed by his activities: shooting pool, reading the Wall Street Journal — or El Diario — playing cards or ping-pong, watching TV or race replays.”

Nakayama Race Course, Tokyo 1974 Mixed Media on Paper 18.25 x 23.75 in.

42

43

OPPOSITE

Jockey 1959 Acrylic on Board 12 x 8.25 in.

RIGHT

Three Jockeys Oil on Board 15 x 15 in.

OVERLEAF

Green Jockey 1969 Acrylic on Board 16.25 x 8 in.

44

45

RIGHT

Gold Cup Day 1971 Mixed Media on Paper 5 x 6.9 in.

BELOW LEFT

Paddock Poses 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 12.75 x 9.25 in.

BELOW RIGHT

Pat Day, Kentucky Derby 1997 Mixed Media on Paper 12 x 9 in.

Caymanas Park, Jamaica Race Course 1970 Mixed Media on Paper 12 x 16 in.

Steeple Chase Mixed Media on Paper 13 x 17 in.

47

48

49

Woman Equestrienne Mixed Media on Paper 11 x 14 in.

Ballet of the White Stallions 1980 Mixed Media on Paper 13 x 15.5 in.

War Horses 1977 Mixed Media on Paper 32 x 24 in.

51

In the Foaling Stall 1977 Mixed Media on Paper 10.5 x 8.1 in.

Orange Stallion 1979 Mixed Media on Paper 17.5 x 17.75 in.

OPPOSITE

Polo 1965 Acyrlic /Enamel on Board 22 x 30 in.

Chinese Lion in Front of Macau Casino 1989 Mixed Media on Paper 11 x 13 in Monte Casino Girls 1971 Mixed Media on Paper 11.9 x 15 in.

Neiman On Polo “Polo is one of the most ancient games played with stick and ball. In the fifth century B.C. the hard-riding Persian cavalrymen of Darius the Great amused themselves with it. Polo came to England from India and has been played in the United States for almost one hundred years.”

“Polo ponies are a unique blend of racing thoroughbred and Western quarter horse, combining lightning speed with the ability to stop or turn, as the English put it, on a sixpence. The sport is a strenuous rough-andtumble sort of croquet on horseback, played at full gallop the entire game.

The cane mallet shaft bends and whistles like a whip as the mallet strikes the bamboo-root ball with a loud crack.”

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56

The Arrival of the Polo Lunch Date, Beverly Hills Hotel 1985 Mixed Media on Paper 12.9 x 15.5 in.

Panache on Broadway 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 9.75 x 13 in.

57

Hands Popping and Pouring Champagne 1993 Mixed Media on Paper 11.75 x 15 in.

ABOVE

Wine bucket, Filled with Empties 1984 Mixed Media on Paper 13.25 x 16.5 in.

LEFT

Wine Sniffer 1984 Mixed Media on Paper 15 x 9 in.

TJ's Pub Grub, Charlottesville, VA 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 13 x 15.5 in.

58

59

OPPOSITE

Le Mas Candille 1987 Mixed Media on Paper 24 x 18 in.

RIGHT

Harry's New York Bar, Paris 1962 Mixed Media on Paper 11.5 x 9 in.

BELOW

Nice Characters 1981 Mixed Media on Paper 11.5 x 15.75 in.

61

LEFT

Ernie's in San Francisco 1958 Mixed Media on Paper 18 x 12 in.

BELOW

Hotel La Ponche, St. Tropez 1962 Mixed Media on Paper 12.25 x 17 in.

Pump Room Bar 1955 Mixed Media on Paper 10.75 x 16 in.

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63

Henri, Hotel de Paris Waiter 1976 Mixed Media on Paper 10.25 x 9.75 in.

The Buena Vista 1993 Mixed Media on Paper 64

8.25 x 11 in.

65

Saxophone Duet at the Bethesda Fountain 2006 Mixed Media on Paper 5 x 10.5 in.

Park Bench Trumpeter Mixed Media on Paper 13 x 16.25 in.

OPPOSITE:

Pigeons of Paris 1961 Mixed Media on Paper 25.5 x 19.5 in.

67

RIGHT

Christian Dior Exterior, Paris 1961 Mixed Media on Paper 14.5 x 10.5 in.

BELOW

Port Alexandre III 1959

Paris

Mixed Media on Paper 9.5 x 13.5 in.

Moscow

Venice 68

69

ABOVE

Curgow St., London 1966 Mixed Media on Paper 5 x 13.75 in.

LEFT

Tokyo 1991 Mixed Media on Paper 21.1 x 19 in.

View from the Hassler Rome 1990 Mixed Media on Paper 20.1 x 16.1 in.

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71

Pepe Moreno, Spain Mixed Media on Paper 6 x 9 in.

1922 Silver Cloud 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 13.5 x 15 in.

View from La Valencia 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 13 x 15.4 in.

View From The Kahala Hilton 1985 Mixed Media on Paper 16.25 x 21.6 in.

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73

RIGHT

The Mansion at Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 24.5 x 18 in.

BELOW

The Carlton Terrace, Cannes 1989 Mixed Media on Paper 22.25 x 30 in.

Piece d'Eau Suisses, Versailles 1978 Mixed Media on Paper 24 x 18 in.

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75

LEFT

Saint Tropez 1989 Mixed Media on Paper 13.5 x 15.5 in.

BELOW

Harbor Town Mixed Media on Paper 19 x 24 in.

Le Toumelin, Martinique 1992 Mixed Media on Paper 24 x 18 in.

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California Highway 1970 Mixed Media on Paper 12 x 15 in

Rolls-Royce at the Mark Hopkins 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 16.75 x 12.75 in.

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79

Hef's House 1974 Mixed Media on Paper Hef and Miles at Bar at Playboy Penthouse 1959 Mixed Media on Paper 10.75 x 13.5 in.

80

14 x 17 in

81

Rolls-Royce Outside the Louvre 1990 Mixed Media on Paper 7 x 13 in.

Lincoln Continental on the NJ Turnpike Mixed Media on Paper 11.9 x 14.75 in.

Horse Cab and Rolls-Royce Mixed Media on Paper 15.25 x 23.5 in.

Rolls in St. Moritz 1980 Mixed Media on Paper 10.9 x 18 in.

83

LeRoy Neiman Corvette 1984 Mixed Media on Paper 16.9 x 28 in.

The Tire Man 1994 Mixed Media on Paper 10 x 8 in.

The Royal Procession at Ascot 1971 Mixed Media on Paper 9.5 x 15 in.

84

85

RIGHT

Chess Pieces 1979 Mixed Media on Paper 11.75 x 13.5 in.

BELOW

Carousel Horses Mixed Media on Paper 19 x 24 in.

Wooden Horse Carousel, Riverview Park, Chicago 1955 Mixed Media on Paper 19.5 x 25.5 in.

86

87

Soldier/Guard Mixed Media on Paper 12 x 11.5 in.

Wellington at Waterloo 1988 Mixed Media on Paper 26 x 20 in.

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89

Bill Clinton 1993 Mixed Media on Paper 13.5 x 11.5 in.

Woody Allen at the Dorchester in London 1966 Mixed Media on Paper 5 x 3.5 in.

OPPOSITe

Tom Cruise at Spago 1992 Mixed Media on Paper 90

19.25 x 17 in.

91

Nicole Miller 1993 Mixed Media on Paper 19.75 x 15 in.

OPPOSITE

Russian Cossack 1968 Acrylic on Board

92

30 x 24 in.

Les Paul 1997 Mixed Media on Paper 13.5 x 11 in.

Les Paul's Guitar Necks 1998 Mixed Media on Paper 4 x 9 in.

94

95

Trumpeter Mixed Media on Paper 8.25 x 5.25 in.

Jerry Marsalis at Gracie Masion Mixed Media on Paper 10 x 12.75 in.

Saxophonist/Clarinet 1958 Mixed Media on Paper 9.75 x 8.5 in.

96

Horn Section Mixed Media on Paper 15 x 20 in.

97

RIGHT

Sax in the Rain 2000 Mixed Media on Paper

Gerry Mulligan

14 x 10.1 in.

Mixed Media on Paper 16 x 12 in.

BELOW

Wayne Shorter 2003 Mixed Media on Paper 10 x 13.75 in.

Saxophonist Wailing 1993 Mixed Media on Paper 13.75 x 10 in.

99

Sammy 1983 Mixed Media on Paper 14.5 x 13 in.

Apollo Theater Benefit 1967 Mixed Media on Paper 12.9 x 15.75 in.

100

101

Vladimir Horowitz Playing Piano Mixed Media on Paper 5.5 x 9.5 in.

Ray Brown 1968 Mixed Media on Paper

Jason Moran at Summerstage in Central Park 2005 Mixed Media on Paper 9.75 x 13.25 in.

13.5 x 10 in.

102

103

Dressing the Almond Tree Mixed Media on Paper 17.75 x 21.5 in.

104

Index

106

Michael Stich at US Open

23

Saxophonist/Clarinet

96

Monte Casino Girls

57

Shiba Driving Range, Tokyo

24

1922 Silver Cloud

72

Gold Cup Day

49

Nakayama Race Course, Tokyo

42

Sir John's, Miami

39

Alvin Ailey

38

Golfer

24

Namath, Nite Game at Shea

20

Sketch of Transvestite Geisha Girl, Tokyo

35

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

38

Green Jockey

47

New Mexico Basketball Player

18

The Sleek Eliptical Velodrome

29

Alvin Ailey Dancers

38

Hand Skater

25

Nice Characters

61

Soccer

20

Apollo Theater Benefit

101

Hands Popping and Pouring Champagne

59

Nice Sunbather

36

Soldier/Guard

89

Harbor Town

76

Nicole Miller

92

Standing Nude

30

The Arrival of the Polo Lunch Date, Beverly Hills Hotel

56

Harry's New York Bar, Paris

61

Nude in Fur Stole

33

Standing Nude in Shadow

33

Ballet of the White Stallions

51

Hef and Miles at Bar at Playboy Penthouse

80

Orange Stallion

52

Steeple Chase

48

Beachball Bunny Basketball, Jamaica

31

Hef's House

81

Paddock Poses

49

Steve Hegg Cyclist

28

Bikini Windsurfer

25

Henri, Hotel de Paris Waiter

64

Panache on Broadway

57

Susce, All-Star Game

13

Bill Clinton

90

Horn Section

97

Pancho Gonzalez

49

Texas Oiler Majorettes

32

Boxing Match

19

Horse Cab and Rolls-Royce

83

Park Bench Trumpeter

23

Three Jockeys

45-46

Brigitte

37

Hotel La Ponche, St. Tropez

62

Pat Day, Kentucky Derby

67

The Tire Man

84

The Buena Vista

65

In the Foaling Stall

52

Pepe Moreno, Spain

73

TJ's Pub Grub, Charlottesville, VA

59

California Highway

78

Piece d'Eau Suisses, Versailles

74

Tokyo

70

The Carlton Terrace, Cannes

75

Ivan Lendl Serving to Wilander at National Tennis Center NY - US Open

22

Pigeons of Paris

66

Tom Cruise at Spago

91

Carousel Horses

87

Jerry Marsalis at Gracie Masion

97

Polo

53-54

Trumpeter

96

Caymanas Park, Jamaica Race Course

48

Jason Moran at Summerstage in Central Park

103

Pool Bar Camino Real

37

Vegas

6-7

Chess Pieces

87

Jesse Orosco

15

Port Alexandre III

69

View from La Valencia

73

Chinese Lion in Front of Macau Casino

56

Jockey

44

Pump Room Bar

63

View from the Hassler Rome

71

Christian Dior Exterior, Paris

69

Julius Erving

16

Ray Brown

102

View From The Kahala Hilton

72

Chubby Checker, Le Jardin

39

Larry Bird

18

Reggie "The Candy Man"

14

Vladimir Horowitz Playing Piano

103

Cottontail

30

Le Mas Candille

60

Reggie and Catfish Hunter

9

War Horses

50

Curgow St., London

70

Le Toumelin, Martinique

77

Reggie Strikes Out Under a Full Moon

13

Wayne Shorter

99

Cyclist

29

LeRoy Neiman Corvette

84

Rolls in St. Moritz

82

Wellington at Waterloo

88

Derek Jeter

12

Les Paul

95

Rolls-Royce at the Mark Hopkins

79

Willie Mays

8

Disco Roller

41

Les Paul's Guitar Necks

95

Rolls-Royce Outside the Louvre

83

Wine Bucket, Filled with Empties

58

Downhill Skiier

27

Lincoln Continental on the NJ Turnpike

82

The Royal Procession at Ascot

85

Wine Sniffer

58

Dressing the Almond Tree

104

Luis Rivera

9

Russian Cossack

93

Woman

32

Ernie's in San Francisco

62

The Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas

75

Saint Tropez

76

Woman Equestrienne

51

Exotic Erotic Ball

34

Mariano Rivera

11

Sammy

100

Female Skater

40

Mario Andretti, Driver of the Year

21

San Francisco Bunny Sits Down for a Snack

31

Wooden Horse Carousel, Riverview Park, Chicago

86

Footsie

36

Mets Batter

14

Sax in the Rain

99

Woody Allen at the Dorchester in London

90

Fuuoka Geisha

35

Michael Jordan

17

Saxophone Duet at the Bethesda Fountain

67

Wrestlers at Lenin Stadium

19

Gerry Mulligan

98

Michael Jordan at MSG

16

Saxophonist Wailing

98

Yankee Stadium

10

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