Consign Your Best Items with Lelands. We Also Pay Cash on the Spot! Learn More Here.
Richard Stone Reeves Secretariat & Kelso Print Set from Penny Chenery
<p class="Body" style="background: white;"><span class="None" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; color: #222222;">Richard Stone Reeves is considered to be the 20th century’s premier racing portraitist and perhaps the most important American painter of sporting art ever. Known for his accuracy and realism, Reeves’ ability to capture the personality and character of each subject was legendary. Over the decades, Reeves was commissioned to paint more international Thoroughbred champions than any artist in history. </span></p><p class="Body" style="background: white;"><span class="None" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; color: #222222;">In 1973, Penny Chenery commissioned the acclaimed artist to paint a conformation portrait of her great Triple Crown winner Secretariat. This warm and enduring association between celebrated painter and the esteemed "First Lady of Racing” was one of mutual respect and admiration. Reeves painted Secretariat several times during the course of his illustrious career, producing coveted and collectible limited edition prints of the Meadow champion on three separate occasions. </span></p><p class="Body" style="background: white;"><span class="None" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; color: #222222;">The last of these fine art lithographs was produced as part of a dual portfolio featuring Secretariat and the great gelding Kelso in the summer of 2005, just before Reeves died at the age of 85. In concurrence with his wishes, Ms. Chenery was given a small quantity of sets of the portfolio for her personal use and enjoyment. </span></p><p class="Body" style="background: white;"><span class="None" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; color: #222222;">The portfolio sets, produced by the Racing Scene Gallery, are significant in many respects. First, they were the last pieces published by Reeves in a storied career that accounted for seven books, more than 50 prints, and a legacy of timeless artistic excellence. Secondly, the work was produced in an edition of only 250 pieces, marking their release as one of the smallest and scarcest Reeves publications ever. And finally, the sets were hand-numbered and signed by the artist, with the Secretariat prints being additionally autographed by his Hall of Fame rider Ron Turcotte. </span></p><p class="Body" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span class="None"><span class="None" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 13px; color: #222222;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;">Numbered #93/</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana;">250 and measuring 19" x 23" on heavy archival stock, this offering is a wonderful opportunity to own a rare and coveted piece of artwork from the personal Meadow Stable Archives</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 2pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: #222222;"> </span></span></p>
Past Sports Card, Memorabilia, Non-Sports Card and Collecitble Auction Items
Other past auction items that may be of interest to you.
Bobby Orr Presentation Chair
2004 Autographed ABA Reunion Basketball # 142/300
1912 Boston Red Sox Game Program from First Year in Fenway Park
Barbra Streisand Signed Check
Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Autographed Baseball
1920's Babe Ruth Special Glove Display Box
The "Thrilla in Manila" Fight Poster
