SIR DONALD BRADMAN 'THE GREATEST BATSMAN OF ALL TIME' FRAMED COLOUR PRINT

A STRIKING MID-CENTURY COLOUR PRINT CELEBRATING SIR DONALD BRADMAN, WIDELY REGARDED AS CRICKET'S GREATEST BATSMAN. THE PRINT CAPTURES A VINTAGE CRICKET SCENE FEATURING PLAYERS IN PERIOD WHITES ENGAGED IN MATCH PLAY, WITH SPECTATORS VISIBLE IN THE BACKGROUND BEHIND PROTECTIVE NETTING.

IMAGE DETAILS:
THE PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTS AUTHENTIC CRICKET ACTION FROM THE EARLY-TO-MID 20TH CENTURY, RENDERED IN HAND-COLOURED OR EARLY COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS. THE COMPOSITION SHOWS MULTIPLE BATSMEN AND FIELDERS IN DYNAMIC POSES, CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF THE SPORT DURING BRADMAN'S ERA. THE SEPIA AND CREAM TONES ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF PERIOD SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY.

INSCRIPTION AND ATTRIBUTION:
THE PRINT BEARS THE INSCRIPTION 'THE GREATEST BATSMAN OF ALL TIME' IN GOLD LETTERING ACROSS THE TOP, WITH 'SIR DONALD BRADMAN 1908 - 2001' INSCRIBED AT THE BASE, CONFIRMING THE SUBJECT AND HIS LIFE DATES.

FRAMING:
HOUSED IN A GOLDEN OAK TIMBER FRAME WITH MITRED CORNERS AND DECORATIVE MOULDING. THE FRAME FEATURES A BLACK INNER BORDER MAT AND PROTECTIVE GLASS. WHITE CORNER MOUNTING TABS ARE VISIBLE, INDICATING PROFESSIONAL FRAMING. THE BACKING IS CARDBOARD WITH HANGING HARDWARE ATTACHED.

CONDITION: THE PRINT ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION TO THE PAPER MARGINS, CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE OF THE PIECE. THE FRAME SHOWS MINOR DUST ACCUMULATION BEHIND THE GLASS BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND. NO TEARS, SIGNIFICANT FOXING, OR RESTORATION WORK IS EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE: A COMMEMORATIVE PIECE CELEBRATING ONE OF CRICKET'S MOST ICONIC FIGURES, THIS PRINT WOULD APPEAL TO CRICKET ENTHUSIASTS, AUSTRALIAN SPORTING MEMORABILIA COLLECTORS, AND THOSE WITH INTEREST IN MID-CENTURY SPORTING ICONOGRAPHY.

THIS IS A CHARMING PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN SPORTING HISTORY, CAPTURING THE REVERENCE IN WHICH BRADMAN WAS HELD DURING HIS LIFETIME AND BEYOND.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11654+13

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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