Babe Ruth Auction to Benefit Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/6/2016
Of all noted sports artists, Adam Port is the one most closely associated with the iconic images of master baseball photographer Charles Conlon. Attendees of the 2011 National Convention in Chicago may recall that Port kicked off his acclaimed Conlon Collection series by working on "Cobb Sliding" right there on the show floor before a live audience. A few months later, he produced a Conlon Collection solo exhibition at NYC's Openhouse Gallery, and then the following spring, he sold 5 of his Conlon artworks at auction for a whopping total of $55,000—with "Cobb Sliding" leading the way at $24,000. Now, Port has returned to his roots with this large, inspired tribute to the Bambino, based on a 1924 batting shot made famous in Neal and Constance McCabe's book Baseball's Golden Age: The Photographs of Charles M. Conlon. Svelte and strong at the House That He Built, Ruth follows through as his eyes gaze skyward. The 28" x 38" portrait is as true-to-life as any we've ever seen—and as only Adam Port can achieve. Rendered in acrylic paint and colored pencil, it is signed by the artist and elegantly framed to measure 30" x 40". Goldin Auctions will be donating 5% of the winning bid price of this lot and all lots in this auction to the Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum.