Leroy Neiman Hand Pulled Serigraph on Paper: "Jazz Horns"
Artist: Leroy Neiman
Title: Jazz Horns
About the Art: 2004
Serigraph
Image size 28" x 21" (71.12 x 53.34 cm)
A limited edition of 250 numbered impressions; 50AP, 8PP, signed by the artis
LeRoy Neiman has painted, sketched and drawn jazz singers and players since the earliest days of his career in Chicago. His portraits make up a Who's Who of the greatest in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, and many, many others.
The featured serigraph is a composition of jazz horn players: two trumpets and three saxophones. The pervasive use of blue sets a mellow mood and also acknowledges the roots of jazz in the older musical form, the blues. Against the blue background, the contrasting, fiery gold highlights the player's solo, appearing just as it might sound in the music. While expressive in his use of color, the artist has also paid meticulous attention to the details of the instruments and the players' stance, posture and hand position, just as he would with a croupier at the gaming table.
This image was commissioned for use on the program cover of this year's JVC Jazz Festival, which is the 50th anniversary of the event (originally the Newport Jazz Festival). The rich image will be a welcome addition to any Neiman collection.
Title: Jazz Horns
About the Art: 2004
Serigraph
Image size 28" x 21" (71.12 x 53.34 cm)
A limited edition of 250 numbered impressions; 50AP, 8PP, signed by the artis
LeRoy Neiman has painted, sketched and drawn jazz singers and players since the earliest days of his career in Chicago. His portraits make up a Who's Who of the greatest in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald, and many, many others.
The featured serigraph is a composition of jazz horn players: two trumpets and three saxophones. The pervasive use of blue sets a mellow mood and also acknowledges the roots of jazz in the older musical form, the blues. Against the blue background, the contrasting, fiery gold highlights the player's solo, appearing just as it might sound in the music. While expressive in his use of color, the artist has also paid meticulous attention to the details of the instruments and the players' stance, posture and hand position, just as he would with a croupier at the gaming table.
This image was commissioned for use on the program cover of this year's JVC Jazz Festival, which is the 50th anniversary of the event (originally the Newport Jazz Festival). The rich image will be a welcome addition to any Neiman collection.
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