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Davis Cup Champions: Harry Hopman, Neale Fraser, Tony Roche, and John Newcombe
AU$750 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcel Niederle
Prague: Marcel Niederle, 1957-1969.Six original caricatures by the Czech artist and caricaturist Marcel Niederle (1898-1990) of Harry Hopman and three of the players who won the Davis Cup under his captaincy. Hopman, in ink, dated 1969, the year he moved to the United States, had captained Australia to 16 Davis Cup wins between 1939 and 1967. Neale Fraser, Wimbledon champion in 1960, in two drawings: one in ink, captioned “Wimbledon 1957”, the other in pencil, undated and captioned “No. 1”, probably from 1959 or 1960, when he was ranked the world’s leading amateur. Tony Roche, French champion in 1966, in two undated drawings, one in pencil, the other in ink with ink wash and pencil. John Newcombe, seven-time major singles champion and Roche’s partner in 12 major doubles titles, in ink, undated. Niederle specialised in sporting subjects, particularly tennis and ice hockey. After working in New York as an illustrator for Sports Illustrated he returned to Czechoslovakia, where he drew the leading tennis players of the 1950s to the 1970s, a period dominated by Australian champions. No holdings of Niederle’s work can be traced in any Australian public collection.
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Fred Stolle
AU$650 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcel Niederle
Prague: Marcel Niederle, 1967-1969.Original portrait of Fred Stolle in pencil and watercolour by the Czech artist and caricaturist Marcel Niederle (1898-1990), made in 1967, Stolle’s first year as a professional after winning the French Championships in 1965 and the US Championships in 1966. Offered with a smaller caricature of Stolle by Niederle in ink and pencil, dated 1969, depicting Stolle with a racket in one hand and a large sack of money over his shoulder, likely a comment on the advent of the Open Era. Niederle specialised in sporting subjects, particularly tennis and ice hockey. After working in New York as an illustrator for Sports Illustrated he returned to Czechoslovakia, where he drew the leading tennis players of the 1950s to the 1970s, a period dominated by Australian champions. No holdings of Niederle’s work can be traced in any Australian public collection.
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Rod Laver
AU$1,200 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcel Niederle
Prague: Marcel Niederle, 1963-1970.Original portrait of Rod Laver in pencil, charcoal and watercolour, signed, by the Czech artist and caricaturist Marcel Niederle (1898-1990), made in 1970, the year after Laver’s second Grand Slam. Offered with three smaller caricatures of Laver by Niederle in ink and pencil, all signed, one showing Laver holding a trophy, and one with ink wash, dated 1963, Laver’s first year as a professional after his first Grand Slam. Niederle specialised in sporting subjects, particularly tennis and ice hockey. After working in New York as an illustrator for Sports Illustrated he returned to Czechoslovakia, where he drew the leading tennis players of the 1950s to the 1970s, a period dominated by Australian champions. No holdings of Niederle’s work can be traced in any Australian public collection.
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Lew Hoad Australia Player No 1. in Prague, 1956
AU$2,000 Read MoreAdd to cartMarcel Niederle
Prague: Marcel Niederle, 1956.Original portrait of Lew Hoad by the Czech artist and caricaturist Marcel Niederle (1898-1990), drawn in Prague two days after Hoad’s victory at the French Championships, and signed by Hoad the following day. Hoad appeared on the Prague courts on 28 and 29 May at the invitation of the Czechoslovak tennis authorities, then flew to Barcelona for the Trofeo Conde de Godo, and went on to win Wimbledon, the third of his three major singles titles that year. Signed by Niederle and captioned “Lew Hoad. Australia Player No 1. Sketched in Praha 28 V 1956”, and inscribed by Hoad “Very Best Wishes Lewis Hoad Praha 29/5/56”. Prepared for a cover of the Czech sports magazine ‘Stadion’ that was never published, and mounted on a large sheet of paper with the magazine’s worksheet tipped to the mount, clear of the drawing. Niederle specialised in sporting subjects, particularly tennis and ice hockey. After working in New York as an illustrator for Sports Illustrated he returned to Czechoslovakia, where he drew the leading tennis players of the 1950s to the 1970s, a period dominated by Australian champions. No holdings of Niederle’s work can be traced in any Australian public collection.