LeRoy Neiman Signed Etching Complete Set Full Suite Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier

The people that love my paintings…they’re spectators, not viewers. They look at it for the experience and the re-experience for themselves.” It’s a brilliant self assessment from the most famous sports artist of all time, who served as a documentarian just as much as a creator of beauty.

In Leroy Neiman’s chaotic brush strokes lies an honesty that not even photography could convey, and we see that preternatural insight into the athletic experience in this most coveted folio from the Neiman archives.

This suite of fifteen original etchings was produced in a limited edition of just 150, documenting round by round Muhammad Ali’s first ever defeat at the gloved hands of Smokin’ Joe Frazier, a bout that lived up to its “Fight of the Century” hype. Each print is numbered “130/150″ and measures 15×20” in size. Each features the (“9-10”) pencil autograph of Leroy Neiman. The binding itself shows some mild storage wear and discoloration in the interior.

Authentication: Artist COA