LeRoy Neiman and Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali Exhibition Poster (Signed)

Andy Warhol photographed the boxer Muhammad Ali in 1977 as part of his celebrated “Athletes” series. Initiated by art collector and sports enthusiast Richard Weisman, the project featured a range of prominent sports stars. While photographing Ali at his training camp, Warhol recalled: “There was a nine-foot-tall portrait by LeRoy Neiman on the wall next to him. I hoped mine would come out as good.”

LeRoy Neiman was an American artist renowned for his dynamic paintings of athletes and sporting events. This poster was created for a joint exhibition with Warhol at the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art. In Warhol’s screenprint of Ali, he worked into the surface with paint before printing the image, creating an impression of movement. Warhol captures Ali’s fixed stare, evoking the intense concentration required during a fight.

Published by the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art for the exhibition "LeRoy Neiman and Andy Warhol: An Exhibition of Sports Paintings".

This exhibition poster is signed by Andy Warhol and ships unframed.

The poster exhibits some wear consistent with its age and provenance.

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