DESCRIPTION: Limited edition LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) serigraph "Muhammad Ali - Athlete of the Century". Serigraph on one hundred percent cotton paper acid free archival quality Arches paper imported from France. The paper bears LeRoy Neiman's signature watermark. Signed and Numbered 48/850. Personally signed by artist LeRoy Neiman (Lower right) and Muhammad Ali ( Lower left). Includes Certificate of Authenticity. LeRoy Neiman American Artist: b. 1921-2012. For the last 50 years, LeRoy Neiman has been the world's most recognized popular artist. He created a vibrant energetic style that set his art apart from all others. His works encompass sports, entertainment, travel, and adventure. His was a life well lived, and he made us a part of his extraordinary journey, seeing and doing things we could only dream of. His vision has captured moments in time that can never be forgotten. The art of Leroy Neiman is unique without any real comparison. He has broken the barriers of many of the most hallowed assumptions of modern art history and contemporary criticism and his art is loved by millions of people throughout America and around the world. Leroy Neiman was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, Depaul University, and the University of Illinois. Neiman taught at the Art Institute of Chicago's school for ten years. Neiman moved to New York City in 1963 when he had his first one-man show at the Hammer Gallery. For the next 49 years Neiman continued to portray the people and events of the world he knew best, or which intrigued him most. His best-known works are sports scenes, a reflection, he believed, of the fact that sports are universally a dominant force. LeRoy Neiman was the official artist for ABC-TV at the Olympic Games in 1972 and 1976, and at the Winter Olympics of 1980. Neiman's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the world, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Hermitage in Leningrad. Before his recent passing he endowed Columbia University with a school for fine art printmaking. Leroy Neiman passed away on June 20th 2012 CIRCA: 20th Century. ORIGIN: USA. DIMENSIONS: H: 50" W: 34". CONDITION: Good condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.