September Fine Art, Design & Antiquities
Wed, Sep 30, 2026 02:00PM EDT
Lot 345
Leroy Neiman "Wooden Horse Carousel" Watercolor on Paper
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for
$2,700
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $250 | $25 |
| $1,000 | $50 |
| $2,000 | $100 |
| $4,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
| $500,000 | $10,000 |
Signed and dated by the artist in the lower right.
Full Title: Wooden Horse Carousel, Riverview Park, Chicago, 1955
Date: 1955
Provenance: Certificate of Authenticity from Franklin Bowles Galleries
Original watercolor.
Image: 19" x 24 1/2"
Frame: 31" x 36"
Condition: Slight undulation to the paper in the upper left corner, otherwise, the painting is in good condition. Minor wear to the frame.
Artist Bio: LeRoy Neiman (1921–2012) studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago alongside Robert Indiana and Leon Golub, then taught there for about a decade. He met Hugh Hefner in 1954 and wrote and illustrated Playboy's "Man at His Leisure" column from 1958 to 1973 — the vehicle that took him to the cafés, casinos, racetracks and arenas that became his subject — and served as official artist for five Olympic Games from 1972. His manner is a hot, saturated semi-Expressionism, slashing enamel-like strokes over a loose armature, drawn on site and amplified in the studio. Carousel and amusement subjects appear in his work from early on, well within the leisure territory he made his own.
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