Spring 2021 - Item detail
Crowd, DiMaggio Stays Hot Featuring Joe DiMaggio Original Graig Kreindler Panoramic Oil Painting (56 x 48)
- Sold For:
- $42,000
- Year:
- 2008
- Auction:
- 2021 Spring
- Lot #:
- 2674
- Category:
- Post-1900 Baseball Memorabilia
Original oil on linen panoramic painting, titled Crowd, DiMaggio Stays Hot, by renowned sports artist Graig Kreindler. Signed and dated ("2008") by the artist in the lower left corner. This spectacular artwork, which measures 56 x 48 inches, is one of the most expressive baseball artworks we have ever offered. The painting captures Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees as he follows through on his powerful swing at home plate during a game at Griffith Stadium in Washington on the day he broke George Sisler's hit-streak record of 41 games. The scene depicted here occurred during the second game of a doubleheader on June 29, 1941. On his website, Kreindler provides a great amount of historical information regarding the moment. In part:
In the second game, DiMaggio kept everyone in the sweltering ballpark on edge, popping out in the first, third and fifth innings. With the score reading 6-4 in favor of the Yanks in the seventh frame, DiMaggio stepped to the plate unsure whether he would get another shot to hit after this, his fourth at bat. Red Anderson, who had come in to relieve Sid Hudson in the fifth, brushed Joe back with a first pitch fastball. Stepping back into the box and setting himself, Joe waited for his next offering. When it came out over the plate, DiMaggio drilled the ball left on a line for an emphatic single, as well as the modern day record. Pictured is the moment after contact, as the centerfielder is seen at the plate in full follow-through. Jake Early, Washington’s catcher, waits futilely for Anderson’s fastball that never came, and stands in front of the home plate umpire, Bill Grieve. Photographers can be seen on the first base dugout side, documenting what would be one of the most spectacular scenes in baseball during the 1941 season, which certainly would be front page fodder.
Kreindler's artworks are known for their vivid realism, and this piece is no exception. When looking at it one feels that he or she is sitting in the stands witnessing the actual event and not a painting. The sheer size of this piece only helps to transport the viewer back to a simpler time, when baseball reigned as America's National Pastime and the only way to experience such a moment was to buy a ticket and attend the game. Graig Kreindler is one of the most prominent baseball artists in the field and a former winner of both the Norman Rockwell Museum Award and the Society of Illustrators’ Illustration Academy Award. In addition to his works having been displayed in various galleries and exhibitions, he has also been featured in articles published by both The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Kreindler's works are in high demand, and the current waiting list for his commissioned works extends beyond four years! His artworks seldom appear at auction. Mint condition. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $10,000. Estimate (open).
In the second game, DiMaggio kept everyone in the sweltering ballpark on edge, popping out in the first, third and fifth innings. With the score reading 6-4 in favor of the Yanks in the seventh frame, DiMaggio stepped to the plate unsure whether he would get another shot to hit after this, his fourth at bat. Red Anderson, who had come in to relieve Sid Hudson in the fifth, brushed Joe back with a first pitch fastball. Stepping back into the box and setting himself, Joe waited for his next offering. When it came out over the plate, DiMaggio drilled the ball left on a line for an emphatic single, as well as the modern day record. Pictured is the moment after contact, as the centerfielder is seen at the plate in full follow-through. Jake Early, Washington’s catcher, waits futilely for Anderson’s fastball that never came, and stands in front of the home plate umpire, Bill Grieve. Photographers can be seen on the first base dugout side, documenting what would be one of the most spectacular scenes in baseball during the 1941 season, which certainly would be front page fodder.
Kreindler's artworks are known for their vivid realism, and this piece is no exception. When looking at it one feels that he or she is sitting in the stands witnessing the actual event and not a painting. The sheer size of this piece only helps to transport the viewer back to a simpler time, when baseball reigned as America's National Pastime and the only way to experience such a moment was to buy a ticket and attend the game. Graig Kreindler is one of the most prominent baseball artists in the field and a former winner of both the Norman Rockwell Museum Award and the Society of Illustrators’ Illustration Academy Award. In addition to his works having been displayed in various galleries and exhibitions, he has also been featured in articles published by both The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Kreindler's works are in high demand, and the current waiting list for his commissioned works extends beyond four years! His artworks seldom appear at auction. Mint condition. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $10,000. Estimate (open).