I'm outing an auction...so sue me.

[Mr. Mitt]

Sure, even with its faults, it would make a great display piece in someone's memorabilia room. It's an iconic image, loaded with HoFers, from a classic advertising piece of an extremely rare manufacturer. If $400 doesn't mean that much to you (because you'll likely never get that out of it if you try to turn it over), and you'll enjoy it hanging on your wall, go after it.

[drc]

Personally, I think the original sign is dumb looking.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by drc

Personally, I think the original sign is dumb looking.

The staging reminds me of a TV sitcom when folks sit around a table and one long side of the table is left open so the camera can see everyone's face. Obviously, the # of legends depicted carries the piece.

[murphusa]

learn to paint, it sold for $2,750.00

[ruth-gehrig]

Amazing isn't it. Hope the buyer doesn't think it's an original sign

[Leon]

Originally Posted by drc

Personally, I think the original sign is dumb looking.

This is why they make chocolate and vanilla. To me that original sign is one of the best in the hobby. If one came up for sale I would consider selling my Horner League Composite and replacing it, as the only thing on my office wall, with a real vintage print like the one shown. It's that great looking to me. I absolutely understand some folks, like you David, might not care for it. No worries at all but I absolutely love it and always have. The first one I saw was probably 10-12 yrs ago and have thought it was great since the first time I laid eyes on it. regards

[howard38]

As a painting I find even the original pretty awful. The perspective and composition are poor and the figures of the ballplayers don't look "natural" on the background. It may be that the background was done first and the figures later by another artist. I do like it as a piece of baseball memorabilia though.

Does anyone know if the players are recognizable by their features as well as their uniforms and names or are they generic? I assume that there were a number of these pieces and wonder if the figures could represent different players based on the region or the whims of the displayer. I bring this up because the catcher appears to be an Athletic in one and a Yankee in the other so the copy could have been done from a different original.

[benjulmag]

The players are not generic; they are readily recognizable. I am aware of three originals in various forms of condition, and they are all identical (as one would expect from chromolithograph printed from the same plate). So any variation in a player's uniform between the painting and the print was done at the discretion of the artist.

[howard38]

Thanks, it's hard to tell from the photo.

[Mr. Mitt]

Chance, Kling, Stahl, Mathewson, Walsh, Cobb, Bender, Chance, Lajoie, Wagner, Archer, Bresnahan, Gibson, Baker, McGraw, Mack, Meyers, Speaker and Johnson are the players depicted.