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Andy Jurinko Original Portraits of Philadelphia Athletics
6 Lots
 Lot 171. Original Oil on Canvas 8” x 10” Portrait of Joe DeMaestri by Andy Jurinko. Jurinko was as highly regarded as he was prolific. In the 1990s, he undertook the “Jurinko Project” to paint the portraits of more than 600 1950s-60s baseball players. Completed in 1997, this original portrait of DeMaestri is one of them. In 1957, DeMaestri was an All-Star at shortstop for the Kansas City A’s. His portrait is nm-m and framed. Jurinko’s portraits were published in 2012 in “Golden Boys: Baseball Portraits, 1946-1960.” The artist passed away in 2011.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 172. Eddie Joost Original 1997 Oil on Canvas 8” x 10” Portrait by Andy Jurinko. An infielder for the Philadelphia A’s from 1947-54, Joost was a two-time All-Star who garnered MVP votes in four seasons. In 17 seasons, he played also for the Reds, Boston Braves and Red Sox. Jurinko painted Joost’s image as part of his “Jurinko Project,” involving the creation of more than 600 baseball portraits. Jurinko died in 2011. His portraits were published in 2012 in “Golden Boys: Baseball Portraits, 1946-1960.” The portrait is nm-m and framed. Jurinko prints sell for hundreds of dollars. This is an original!
Winning Bid $138.
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 Lot 173. 1997 Original Oil Painting of Suitcase Simpson by Andy Jurinko. In the 1990s, Jurinko embarked upon a project to paint the images of more than 600 baseball players from an era that he loved, the 1950s and 1960s. What he called the “Jurinko Project” culminated in the posthumous publication of the portraits last year in the coffee table book “Golden Boys: Baseball Portraits, 1946-1960.” Jurinko died in 2011. The 8” x 10” portrait of Simpson is nm-m and framed. Harry “Suitcase” Simpson was a well traveled outfielder and first baseman. In eight seasons, he played for five teams and found himself in a Kansas City Athletics uniform from 1955-59, with a break in 1957-58 to play for the Yankees.
Winning Bid $92.
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 Lot 174. Andy Jurinko’s Original 1997 Oil on Canvas Portrait of Carl Scheib. Playing for Philadelphia from 1943-45 and again from 1947-54, Scheib was one of the best-hitting pitchers in baseball. In 1951, he batted .396. He won 14 games in 1948 and 11 in 1952. Jurinko, who died in 2011, painted Scheib’s portrait as part of a project to create portraits of more than 600 baseball players from the 1950s and 1960s. The 8” x 10” Scheib portrait is nm-m and framed. The portraits were published last year in “Golden Boys: Baseball Portraits, 1946-1960.”
Winning Bid $50.
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 Lot 175. Pete Suder 1997 Original Oil on Canvas Painting by Andy Jurinko. More than a decade ago, premier sports artist Andy Jurinko launched a project to paint the portraits of stars and journeyman from what he considered to be baseball’s Golden Era, 1946-60. Jurinko passed away in 2011. A coffee table book presenting his portraits was published last year. It’s titled “Golden Boys: Baseball Portraits, 1946-1960.” This 8” x 10” portrait of Suder is one of more than 600 he painted. Suder played the infield for the Philadelphia A’s from 1941-54. Nm-m and ready for display.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 176. Andy Jurinko 1997 Original 8” x 10” Oil Painting of Elmer Valo. Valo’s bat kept him in the majors for 20 seasons, 13 with the Philadelphia A’s and two more with the team in Kansas City. The original oil painting is framed for display. Jurinko painted the portrait as part of a project to captures the images of more than 600 stars of the 1950s-60s. The portraits are used in his 2012 book, “Golden Boys: Baseball Portraits, 1946-1960,” published posthumously. Jurinko died in 2011. The Valo portrait is nm-m and framed.
Winning Bid $102.
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