Vintage Baseball Original Art

[perezfan]

Stunning Watercolor, Corey... just a jaw-dropper.

Here's a polar opposite original piece, created by Ben Caraher. Original cut-card artwork of Tony Perez' 1966 Topps Card. The level of detail is mind boggling, and when you stand just 6" away, it looks like a jumbled mess.

But when you back up 5-6 feet, it comes alive and looks identical to the card...

[bgar3]

Love that watercolor Corey, my father grew up in New Brunswick.
Here is a circa 1914 oil painting illustration by Griswold Tyng, which features a catcher’s mask. I always hoped to find something that linked him to James Tyng and maybe even that he was the old timer in the painting. Tyng was a student of Howard Pyle and did book And magazine illustrations and calendars.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Here's a polar opposite original piece, created by Ben Caraher. Original cut-card artwork of Tony Perez' 1966 Topps Card. The level of detail is mind boggling, and when you stand just 6" away, it looks like a jumbled mess.

But when you back up 5-6 feet, it comes alive and looks identical to the card...

I LOVE that guys work!

One of these days...

[GaryPassamonte]

Here is a primitive watercolor of a well known image dated 1867.

[aelefson]

Corey, that is incredible! I love the exhibition history as well. It is interesting that an MFA curator was an owner of it for some time. It certainly would not look out of place there.

Mark, that card made of cards must have taken an incredible amount of time and effort. I have only seen yours (and others like it) online, but the craftsmanship is evident even in pictures.

Bruce, nice watercolor! It would be interesting if the two Tyngs were connected and the painting was in homage to his ancestor.

Gary, amazing! How early is that estimated to be? I know some woodcuts showing similar scenes can date back to the 1830s/1840s.

Steve, thank you for that link but I think mine were created earlier but I definitely could be wrong. No matter what it was fun to read about that game and one of the card's possible connection to Gehrig.

Ben, agreed that it is great it is in your collection!

Alan

[bgar3]

Thanks Alan, still trying to confirm the relationship between the Tyngs, but I am pretty sure the is one, same are etc. it is actually a large oil painting not a watercolor. I have seen a hockey one by Tyng that was a calendar top, so that may have been what this was. It was 1914.

[GaryPassamonte]

Thanks, Alan. Bruce helped with identifying the woodcut used in the watercolor not too long ago. The woodcut first appeared in 1820 in a book titled "Children's Amusements". Alexander Anderson created the woodcut. The painting is dated 1867.