LeRoy Neiman

(American, 1921–2012)

LeRoy Neiman was an American artist who blended a Pop Art sensibility with impressionistic brushwork and vibrant color. “I do not depart from the colors borrowed from life,” he once said. “But I use color to emphasize the scent, the spirit, and the feeling of the thing I’ve experienced.” His prints and paintings of sporting events, leisure activities, and movie characters like Rocky were published in magazines such as Playboy. Born LeRoy Runquist on June 8, 1921 in St. Paul, MN, after serving in the US military, the painter enrolled briefly at the St. Paul School of Art and then at the Art Institute of Chicago. During his life, Neiman sometimes performed on television, captivating audiences by drawing or painting portraits live on air. The prolific and popular artist made a substantial donation to Columbia University School of the Arts in 1995, which helped to create its LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies. Neiman died on June 20, 2012 in New York, NY at the age of 91. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among others.

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A Sale of Playboy's Art Collection and Marilyn Monroe's Stuff Bags $4 Million

by Richard Whiddington
A Sale of Playboy's Art Collection and Marilyn Monroe's Stuff Bags $4 Million
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Photographer Catches Intimate Moments With Muhammad Ali at New-York Historical Society

by Sarah Cascone
Photographer Catches Intimate Moments With Muhammad Ali at New-York Historical Society
Law & Politics

Trailer Containing Artworks By Chagall, Matisse, and Haring Stolen in LA

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LeRoy Neiman Artworks

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Portrait of Clotilde Alvarez (Mrs. Charles..., 1966

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Portrait of Clotilde Alvarez (Mrs. Charles..., 1966

Sale Date: November 17, 2014

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Dancers in the Koutoubia Palace, Tangier, 1969

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Dancers in the Koutoubia Palace, Tangier, 1969

Sale Date: November 17, 2014

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Al Capone

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Al Capone

Sale Date: October 19, 2014

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High Seas Sailing, 1976

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High Seas Sailing, 1976

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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The Rocket : Roger Clemens, 2003

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The Rocket : Roger Clemens, 2003

Sale Date: October 23, 2014

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Stock Exchange, 1977

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Stock Exchange, 1977

Sale Date: October 23, 2014

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Big Five, 2001

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Big Five, 2001

Sale Date: October 23, 2014

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Pavarotti – La Traviata, 1986

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Pavarotti – La Traviata, 1986

Sale Date: October 9, 2014

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Portrait of Paul Azinger

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Portrait of Paul Azinger

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Cafe de Flore la nuit, 1980

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Cafe de Flore la nuit, 1980

Sale Date: October 27, 2014

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The Little Gambler

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The Little Gambler

Sale Date: October 22, 2014

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Sketch of a Horse and His Hand, 1966

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Sketch of a Horse and His Hand, 1966

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Louis XVI, 1961

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Louis XVI, 1961

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Missy and Amy, July 20, 1983

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Missy and Amy, July 20, 1983

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Self-Portrait, September 24, 2001

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Self-Portrait, September 24, 2001

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Vic at Talisman (Playboy executive), 1963

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Vic at Talisman (Playboy executive), 1963

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Tour d'Argent (Dining room) Paris, probable..., 1961

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Tour d'Argent (Dining room) Paris, probable..., 1961

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Smitten Kitten, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

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Smitten Kitten, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

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Blushing Pink, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

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Blushing Pink, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

Auction Closed

Miss Vixen, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

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Miss Vixen, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

Auction Closed

Fierce Feline, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

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Fierce Feline, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

Auction Closed

So Yarn Cute, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

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So Yarn Cute, What's New, Pussycat?, 1965

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

Auction Closed

Twist, Chez Régine, Paris, probable Man at..., 1961

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Twist, Chez Régine, Paris, probable Man at..., 1961

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

Auction Closed

Femlin Reading, 1959

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Femlin Reading, 1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

Auction Closed

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