Description: Leroy Neiman( 6/8/1921-6/20/2012, Saint Paul, Minnesota), An authentic and rare serigraph hand signed and numbered in pencil by Leroy Neiman. It was commissioned for the Olympics of 1972 as a part of the series The Munich Suite, and it depicts the "Woman Weight Lifter". Leroy Neiman cleverly celebrates World Re cord Olympic Gold Medalist Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev, depicting Alekseyev as he watches a woman lifting weights. There was no women's weightlifting competition at the 1972 Olympics. Alekseyev captured the gold medal in the heavyweight weightlifting.Called a "Soviet sports legend" by the Russian Weightlifting Federation, and "one of the strongest people in the world", Alekseyev set 80 world records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and also won the gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics. The words "Wassili Alekejew" is an alternate spelling of Alekseyev's name. This serigraph is number 216 of an edition of 250 (216/250). The frame measures approximately 20 inches X 24 inches. Image 13 inches X 17 inches.
Price: 575 USD
Location: Lomita, California
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Shipping Cost: 150 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: LeRoy Neiman
Signed By: Leroy Neiman
Signed: Yes
Size: Medium
Period: 1972
Title: Woman Weight Lifter
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Matted & Framed
Region of Origin: Minnesota, USA
Subject: Wrestling
Type: Serigraph
Year of Production: 1972
Item Height: 20in
Style: Expressionism
Theme: Olympic Sports
Features: Limited Edition
Production Technique: Serigraph / Screenprint
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 24in
Time Period Produced: 1970-1979
