This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/21/2006.
This Rawlings ONL Coleman baseball has been hand painted by legendary artist LeRoy Neiman, who has rendered an incredible interpretative portrait of catcher Mike Piazza as a NY Met. Using predominantly blue shades, Neiman depicts with his unique style the great slugger in a post swing follow through. The painting takes up more than a full panel on the ball and is accented with wonderful greens that represent the stadium grass. Neiman has signed this one of a kind artwork baseball in blue marker on the top panel and dated it "99." Neiman also wrote "Mike Piazza" in red marker above his signature. The signature and name show light bleeding. A true keepsake, as Neiman is primarily known for his canvas paintings and lithographs. Accompanied by a LOA from James Spence Authentication.