This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2021
Presented here is a colorful and powerful painting of baseball and civil-rights icon Jackie Robinson by renowned artist Samantha Wendell, aptly entitled BLACK BECOMES BLUE.
The painting is oil on canvas (30" x 24") and will freeze you in your tracks, as Ms. Wendell perfectly captures Jackie's spirit as a person and competitor in his Dodgers uniform. Please look at the supporting images to see the painting hanging on the wall for size and context.
Wendell is a renowned artist and has painted many other powerful and lasting images of athletes, musicians and actors. Luckily for us she chose Jackie Robinson as one of her subjects!