Leroy Neiman Frank Sinatra
Mid-20th Century Modern Posters
Glass
Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings
Paper, Oil
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Paper, Screen
Recent Sales
Late 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Screen
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Figurative Prints
Screen
20th Century Portrait Prints
Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Paper, Screen
Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Screen
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Lithograph
1990s Other Art Style Prints and Multiples
Archival Paper
People Also Browsed
Vintage 1910s English Neoclassical Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s German Baroque Sterling Silver
Silver
20th Century American Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Enamel
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Crystal, Ormolu
20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century English George III More Dining and Entertaining
Silver
Mid-20th Century English Japonisme Tea Sets
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Italian Art Deco Dining Room Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Other Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Other Apothecary Cabinets
Brass
Antique 18th Century English George II Mantel Clocks
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Gold
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Onyx, Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Oak, Walnut
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Soup Tureens
Silver
LeRoy Neiman for sale on 1stDibs
LeRoy Neiman, born LeRoy Runquist, is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings and screen prints, which draw on Impressionism and Pop Art and frequently feature portraits of athletes and musicians as well as depictions of sporting events. He is renowned for creating art during live coverage of the Olympics and other major American and international sports competitions. He once commented, “I use (bold) color to emphasize the scent, the spirit, and the feeling of the thing I’ve experienced.”
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Neiman showed an early aptitude for drawing. After returning home from WWII, he studied at the Saint Paul School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where his classmates included Robert Indiana and Leon Golub. Upon graduation in 1950, he began teaching at SAIC.
In 1953, his oil painting Idle Boats won first prize at the Twin City Show, where the Minneapolis Art Institute purchased it. Neiman’s reputation quickly grew, and museums such as the Carnegie Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington purchased his works.
In 1954, Neiman’s famous association with Playboy magazine began to take shape. Hugh Hefner commissioned Neiman to create an illustration for this fledgling magazine, and his piece won the 1954 Chicago Art Directors Award. This led to a relationship with Playboy that lasted five decades and included Neiman writing and illustrating the “Man at His Leisure” section and the creation of the well-known “Femlin” — a female nymph wearing only opera gloves, stockings and high heels — which appeared on the “Party Jokes” page in every issue since 1955.
In 1970, the 5th Dimension commissioned Neiman to create a cover illustration for the pop group’s album Portrait. In 1994, he created the illustration used for the playbill and the immense Broadway mural for the musical Busker Alley. He was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the highest honor of the state of Illinois, the Order of Lincoln, in 2009.
Today, you can find Neiman’s works in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields), among others.
On 1stDibs, find LeRoy Neiman prints, drawings, paintings and more.