Drive Carefully Me

Auction for this artwork ended March 2 2021 12pm EST

Estimated price: $9,000.00 - $12,000.00 USD

Size: 28" x 36" (acrylic on canvas)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Drive Carefully Me is a painting that embodies the golden age of Hollywood and a classic americana aesthetic. Paul Newman is one of my favourite actors. Some of my fondest of his works are movies like The Sting, Butch Cassidy and Cool Hand Luke. To my generation, Newman is best known for 'The Watch'. Specifically, his Rolex Daytona ref. 6241. It was recently sold at auction for $17.8M, being called "the Mona Lisa" of the art world. The timepiece was given to him by his wife in 1968, to help him keep time while he was racing. Read full story