What is your favorite piece of baseball art -- regardless of format?

[perezfan]

You people are so dog-gone unsophisticated when it comes to fine art.

Note the stellar composition and bold brushstrokes of this masterpiece...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by perezfan

You people are so dog-gone unsophisticated when it comes to fine art.

Note the stellar composition and bold brushstrokes of this masterpiece...

I like the "standing dogs room only" detail on top of the grandstand roof.

Brian

[raulus]

Imma go with something a little more 3-D.

[Cliff Bowman]

Even as a little boy before I knew what Major League baseball was I was fascinated by this Norman Rockwell painting, The Dugout. What is ironic about it is at the time the painting was made, 1948, the Cubs were just a couple of years past being a successful and storied franchise, it was the years after this painting was made that the Cubs were a laughingstock organization a majority of the time. I never knew the story behind the painting until I googled it a few minutes ago, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm and Cubs players Bob Rush, Johnny Schmitz, and Rube Walker agreed to pose for the original photo and the batboy was actually a Boston Braves batboy who agreed to put on a Cubs uniform for the shoot.

[Andrew T206]

Almost too many to list, but the comic book style artwork from Daniel Horine.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Andrew T206

Almost too many to list, but the comic book style artwork from Daniel Horine.

These take the cake as best post in this thread, hands down!

[Kawika]

Love those comic books! Oh to be a kid again in the 'fifties - Topps cards, Superboy comics, the Lone Ranger on TV and Ike in the White House.

A couple of odd items that I like: "Saturday Afternoon at Sportsman's Park" by Edward Laning (1944). Got your baseball, got your cold beverage of moderation. Pretty idyllic.




"Safe at Home Plate" - The New Yorker Aug 27, 1949 Speaks to the inner kid of anybody who dreamed of someday playing in the Bigs.



Number one favorite artwork in my collection: Joe Wood as seen by Karl Horner in 1909 and depicted by Graig Kreindler a century later.







Have a nice Sunday, everybody.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Even as a little boy before I knew what Major League baseball was I was fascinated by this Norman Rockwell painting, The Dugout. What is ironic about it is at the time the painting was made, 1948, the Cubs were just a couple of years past being a successful and storied franchise, it was the years after this painting was made that the Cubs were a laughingstock organization a majority of the time. I never knew the story behind the painting until I googled it a few minutes ago, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm and Cubs players Bob Rush, Johnny Schmitz, and Rube Walker agreed to pose for the original photo and the batboy was actually a Boston Braves batboy who agreed to put on a Cubs uniform for the shoot.

Another Great Rockwell:

BBR14.jpg

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

I like the "standing dogs room only" detail on top of the grandstand roof.

Brian

If you look real close on the first base side, you'll see a dog bisquit vendor.

[JollyElm]

I'm trying to use filters and such to turn my obsession with the 1972 Willie Mays card into perhaps a Van Gogh (pronounced "Van Goff" ) t-shirt design...

1972maysvangoghSM.jpg

[Bicem]

Still remember seeing that Wood painting in person when you first got it, was incredible then, is incredible now.

[JackR]

Herbert Bohnert art…

[Bicem]

Another Carroll piece...

[terjung]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Still remember seeing that Wood painting in person when you first got it, was incredible then, is incredible now.

Was going to type exactly this, Jeff. Truly a fantastic piece, David! (one of multiple Kreindlers that you own, as memory serves)

[Bicem]

Hey Brian! Miss you bud. Your Wagner is pretty special too.