Graig, you are a man of many talents, or at least one extreme talent!
I always look for new postings from you, because they are simply amazing.
So the first Mantle was "lost"?
Is it by any chance now part of the Barry Halper collection?
Since you specifically asked about the Collins, I absolutley love it. The only thing that bothers me or seems eerie, is that when I look at it, it appears to me that Collins' left eye is looking directly into my eyes but his right eye seems to be loking over my left shoulder. It could just be me. Or were Collins' eyes actually that way? If so, then you certainly captured it.
And thanks for the Berg. It reminds me that I was reading "The Catcher Was A Spy" while on vacation a few year ago and hadn't finished it when vacation was over. I really need to pick that up again. Somehow that painting seems to capture the essence of what I know about him and his life.