Baseball as Fine Art
 

As an image collector there are certain cards that elevate past a simple baseball card to what I consider fine art.

It's very subjective but I'll post a few of mine that speak to me, lets see some of your favorite images.

And if you have any of Graig Kreindler's work please post up, that is a great example of Baseball as Fine Art.
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Cool thread Phil. Here are two of my favorite cards/images (neither are mine). I also think the T3 set is the most beautiful of all the sets

Paige
 

Don't have it handy, but the 1953 Topps Satchel Paige...

Cheers,
Geno

Agreed, 53 Topps has some great images. Mantle, Mathews, Berra, Paige, to name a few. Was really the last year where fine artists rendered images of baseball players.

https://i.imgur.com/g9Kinyf.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/d5ep068.jpg

This Speaker happens to be an E90-1, but it's an art piece within any of the different sets.

https://i.imgur.com/ImqiHmf.jpg

The 49 Leaf Williams is classic, one on my wish list, thanks for posting.

1953 Topps Willie Mays

I'm not a collector of art, but these are some of my favorite images

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For me, this image really is fine art...

If you want to truly know what constitutes "fine art", get your wife or girlfriend or otherwise get a female to give her opinion. It is widely known that men have exceptionally bad taste

Diamond stars

Based solely on aesthetics, T3's are either 2nd or 3rd to me. I think the N142's are slightly better and M110 are right there with them.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4822/3...a75ff624_h.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...209881ea_h.jpg

D311
 

Really great looking cards, guys. I have always thought the orange, psychedelic backgrounds are good looking on this series.

ps...that '50 Jackson, above, is a stunning card. wow..

As much of a fine art image as you'll find in my opinion! Iconic pose!

https://photos.imageevent.com/threet...bfrontnone.jpg

I've known plenty of females with terrible taste in art!!!!!

Either way...mass produced baseball cards will never be considered "fine art!"

They're super cool...and can be quite beautiful...imo.

Maybe an original painting used to create a card...or a type I photo whose image was used on a card...might be considered "fine" art?

But cards? NO!!!!!

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Maybe an original painting ……
But cards? NO!!!!![/QUOTE]

I suppose we will agree to disagree on this point.

Cards are not only artistic but also very visceral . Man they bring back memories and to me this is what art is all about.

https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=33541

https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=33542

100% agree.

i'll agree with you on this point too!!!!

Most of my collection are some of my favorite pieces of art as well. I'm glad you brought that up or I may not have noticed. I just naturally gravitated toward these pieces for my collection...

Beautiful art shown so far. Here are some of my faves from the Pre-War, and Post-War eras.

Not pre-war, but I'm sure you'll let this one slide.

https://live.staticflickr.com/1855/4...2a4b00d6f6.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...13d615cc_w.jpg

Detroit T3 set
 

My Detroit T3 baseball set is art.

Also, Detroit News original art Ty Cobb
 

9/1/1985 Original Art from the Detroit News. Ty Cobb

My top 3:

Bill

Some favorites.

Excuse the old washed out cell phone photo.
My favorite piece of my baseball collection.

Photos are also artwork and many times they’re unique images.

Love those photos, what’s the history about these?

Leonard A. Young, was an accomplished polo player and owner of The Detroit Polo Club. He also created an experimental line of golf clubs and golf balls for noted golfer Walter Hagen. Both Hagen and Young were members of the Detroit Athletic Club, as was Ty Cobb. It was through Hagen that Young was introduced to Cobb and they became friends. While the details have been lost to time, it is the family's understanding that these large-format photos of Cobb were presented by Cobb to Young as a gift of friendship. For decades they hung on the wall in Young's office, each a proud embodiment of his valued friendship with the legendary "Georgia Peach."

Anyone who says 56 Clemente isn’t art is welcome to give me theirs to rid themselves of such an unartistic work.

My two full size Kreindler pieces!

The 3 bat image is actually bigger, these not to scale.

Didn't/don't some artists produce prints of their original works to distribute/sell to the public that are thus mass produced, at least in a limited sense, as well?

Bob Feller Wheaties
 

Art indeed.

Awesome photo, clearly it’s from where this famous pose/card came from

I'm rather surprised that no one has yet shown the the absolute finest piece of art on a baseball card. I only wish I had a better-condition example to show.

One of the finest works of art in the hobby. I have always thought so...,

https://luckeycards.com/tyt205.jpg

I tried a few times but couldn't get a better picture of these cut card artwork pieces. These are 11 X 17 inches each and is 35 X 47 overall. They are made by fellow member John English and look amazing in hand.

I recently had him make the Big Z and need to get a frame for it yet. It is 17 X 22. I plan on getting 2 more strongmen pieces made 11 X 17 each so I can put one on each side.

I hate not having the card (lot of swings and misses on high fast balls), but this mozaic by Caraher helps me cope while I wait for the next pitch.

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1663955216
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I started to show my T205 Cobb, but I had a feeling you were going to post yours, and that card is such a beautiful copy.

Tanner Jones made this custom booklet card for me...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f4025667_b.jpg

Although I might be one to say that Mr Johnson is the Greatest of All Time...

I'm more partial to this Gentleman ~

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I had not opened this thread, but assumed it was about the Leland's auction of the art for the 53 Mays. I read in the description that Marriott bought it at the Guernsey's sale for $88,000 and later gave it to a charity. It sold it for $246,000.

Who could forget the artistic peak of the W512 set?

The W512 Ty Cobb is a particular gem. It shows the not-heavily documented part of his career when he was also a Batman villain.

This is very funny!! Thanks for the Sunday laugh

That reminded me of the '51 Bowman Richards card. True art. (loving the new scanner, btw)

Cards or art?

Japanese Menko Cards
 

My initial interest in Japanese menko cards was the art. Probably not everyone's taste, but I've really enjoyed them.

This is a modern card, but will fit in nicely with this crowd. I think it's stunning.

I need a better copy but have always liked this one.

I'm partial to these fine portraits from T206.

Leon,

Here is another very similar piece to the Ratsch Peerless postcard. I've always liked both of them as well.



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Don't think I have seen that one. Very cool.

Cy hasn't been shown in a few days. The card really is a simple work of art, as are most E90-1s, in my view.

No self-respecting thread about baseball cards as fine art should exist without the preeminent example of the artistic vanishing point technique as seen on the 1933 Goudey of Paul Richards.


Brian (and now I have to go down the hall and across the campus to classroom 307 in the Eccles building and learn about preeminent Greeks from Professor Frank in his Ancient Mediterranean History 201 class)

Also, not my card, as this original example is likely hanging in a museum.

Maybe this is not exactly "fine art" by definition, but it's one of the favorites in my collection dedicated to the Fidrych rookie card. The artist is Scott Silvers, who I discovered in this thread on Net54 years ago: Old thread on Scott's work

https://i.imgur.com/IlhWUD9.jpg