Lot # 1623: Fantastic Ty Cobb Sliding Original Artwork By Gerry Dvorak with Private Commission Provenance & Ephemera

A fine art original is spotlighted, with the presentation of this Ty Cobb oil painting on canvas by renowned artist Gerry Dvorak. Created to satisfy a private commission in 1984, this majestic work is a classic scene depicting Cobb sliding safely into second base, in front of a Washington Senators fielder. This 20” x 16” painting is elegantly mounted to overall dimensions of 27” x 23” in a regal gilt frame, with an engraved title plate at bottom, nicely coordinated velvet matting, and a working light fixture at top. With deference to crazing on the Washington player’s cap, this dynamic piece is a joy to behold, in highly pleasing condition.  

Artist Dvorak (d.1999), who has signed at bottom-right, has a high profile resume. One of his paintings of Mickey Mantle reportedly sold at auction for $121,000 back in the 20th Century. Dvorak is credited with performing artwork for early-1950s baseball cards, and also for extensive animation work for Paramount Studios on Popeye and Casper cartoons, and then at Hanna-Barbera on The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Superman, and Wonder Woman, along with his many sports related works.

Accompanying is an array of provenance in the form of original and copied correspondence between Dvorak and his patron for this fantastic painting, including a couple of typed 1984 letters signed by Dvorak, some holiday greeting photographs, a signed handwritten note with mailer, and a snapshot of the offered painting in progress.

The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.

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