LeRoy Neiman

The Sporting Art Auction, a collaboration between Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington and Keeneland, concluded its 12th edition Nov. 15 by achieving total sales of $2,553,126, Keeneland said via a Friday press release. The auction was headlined by the sale of LeRoy Neiman's To the Wire, a signed oil on board which brought an auction-record price of $334,875. The event drew collectors from seven countries who participated both in person and remotely. Spanning Sporting Art, American paintings and sculpture, 75% of the 203 pieces offered were sold. Click here for...

The Sporting Art Auction, a collaboration between Cross Gate Gallery of Lexington and Keeneland, celebrated its 11th edition with gross sales of $2,826,671, headlined by the sale of LeRoy Neiman's iconic Secretariat, a signed oil on board dated '73, for $146,875. Held last week in Keeneland's Sales Pavilion, the globally prominent auction attracted 112 buyers from four countries who participated in person and remotely. Eighty-eight percent of the 213 works representing fine Sporting Art, American paintings and sculpture by renowned artists were sold. "We were blown away by the interest...