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Ferrari Legends - Niki LaudaA2 print of Ferrari 312T 'Tranversale'. Features Ferrari shield and car with monochrome illustration of driver Niki Lauda.
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This A2 Print
Niki Lauda – Ferrari 312T 'Tranversale'
22nd February 1949
Nationality: Austrian
Grands Prix: 171
Wins: 25
World Championships: 3 (1975, 77, 84)
Published as a Limited Edition of 500, each print numbered and signed by the artist. Produced on acid-free (museum-quality) water colour paper with a weight of 210 gsm. Size A2 (420mm x 594mm).
The antithesis of the Italian persona, Niki Lauda became a true legend in his own time. Certainly part of this was due to his Nurburgring accident in 1976. However, his personality and skills had a unique impact on the sport as Niki Lauda established himself as one of Formula One's most extraordinary personalities.
The battles between Lauda's mighty 312T and the McLarens of Emmerson Fittipaldi in 1974/75 then with James Hunt in 1976/77 became the stuff of racing legend.
These days the revered Triple-World Champion is an advisor to Ferrari and always a welcome face in the pitlane.
The Artist – Simon Read
Born in England, February 1964, into an artistic and supportive family, Simon sold his first painting (a D-Type Jaguar) at the age of fifteen. This was swiftly followed by work for numerous car clubs and racing teams, culminating in artwork commissioned by several Formula One Teams and their sponsors.
Simon has mastered diverse media and developed new techniques with Gouache, Water-Colour, Pencil and Indian Inks. After briefly experimenting with airbrishes, he now paints exclusively with fine sable brushes. In addition to racing cars, aviation, and other technical subjects, there is a love of figure drawing that has lead in a variety of directions, including his trademark portrait and car combinations.
Simon lives and works in Adelaide, South Australia.
About Ferrari Legends
Each 'Ferrari Legend' painting features the driver and the significant car.
Both aspects of the work have been researched over a lifetime of passion for the subject.
All of the men who have driven the scarlet racing cars from Maranello have been part of the mythos of Ferrari. Within this elite group of drivers are some of the truly legendary racers. Ferrari has always attracted a special breed of driver. Not simply in terms of wins, or championships, these drivers demonstrated extraordinary commitment, talent and fearless competitiveness that has endeared them to generations of race fans.
Scuderia Ferrari has the longest and most successful sporting tradition of any organisation. The Ferrari Legends paintings illustrate the legendary drivers alongside their most famous cars. Each portrait is a monochrome illustration, within the montage that depicts the Ferrari shield and car. The lack of strong colour in the faces adds greater depth to the composition, while the cars are rendered sharply and thrust forward.
These elements are set against and blended into a dramatic swirling backdrop of colour.
The Original Paintings
Painted in gouache on hot-press, smooth grain water colour paper, the Ferrari Legends paintings illustrate the legendary drivers alongside their most famous cars.