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April 0611, 2019
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LOT 124

Lot 124

LEROY NEIMAN (1921-2012)

LEROY NEIMAN (1921-2012)
Lot 124 Details
LEROY NEIMAN (1921-2012), American

JOE FRAZIER VS GEORGE FOREMAN, JAMAICA, 1974

Colour silkscreen; signed and numbered "A/P" in pencil to margin. Aside from the edition of 300.
Image 21.5 x 20 in — 54.6 x 50.8 cm

Estimate $500-$700

Realised: $480
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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LEROY NEIMAN (1921-2012)
  • LEROY NEIMAN (1921-2012)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Note:

Billed as "The Sunshine Showdown", the heavyweights boxing match took place in Kingston, Jamaica on January 22, 1973 declaring Foreman the winner on a technical knock-out (TKO). Foreman knocked out Frazier in the second round to grab the heavyweight crown making this vintage print one of Neiman’s most important historic sporting scenes.

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