BILL CHERRY - MAKYBE DIVA MELBOURNE CUP LIMITED EDITION PRINT 30/750 - SIGNED BY ARTIST

A LIMITED EDITION FINE ART PRINT BY AUSTRALIAN SPORTING ARTIST BILL CHERRY, COMMEMORATING MAKYBE DIVA'S THREE MELBOURNE CUP VICTORIES IN 2003, 2004 AND 2005. THE PRINT IS NUMBERED 30/750 IN PENCIL TO THE LOWER RIGHT MARGIN AND PENCIL SIGNED BY THE ARTIST TO THE LOWER LEFT MARGIN.

THE COMPOSITION FEATURES A CENTRAL IMAGE OF MAKYBE DIVA AND JOCKEY IN THE BLUE AND WHITE SILKS PASSING THE FLEMINGTON GRANDSTAND BENEATH THE ICONIC FLEMINGTON ARCH AND MELBOURNE CUP TROPHY. THREE VIGNETTE ILLUSTRATIONS SURROUND THE MAIN IMAGE: AN OVAL PORTRAIT OF THE MARE'S HEAD TO THE LEFT, A RECTANGULAR RACING SCENE AT CENTRE TOP DEPICTING A GROUP OF HORSES IN FULL STRIDE, AND AN OVAL PORTRAIT OF THE JOCKEY ON THE RIGHT. FLY EMIRATES SIGNAGE AND THE FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE FACADE FORM THE BACKGROUND.

TEXT ON PRINT:
THE PRINT RECORDS MAKYBE DIVA'S RACING STATISTICS AND ACHIEVEMENTS AS PRINTED ON THE WORK:
* DESERT KING (IRE) - TUGELA (US)
* 36 STARTS: 15 WINS, 7 PLACINGS
* TRAINER - LEE FREEDMAN
* OWNERS: EMILY KRSTINA SYNDICATE (MGR. T. SANTIC)
* FIRST HORSE TO WIN THREE MELBOURNE CUPS
* ONLY MARE TO WIN MULTIPLE MELBOURNE CUPS
* SET MARES WEIGHT CARRYING RECORDS IN WINNING MELBOURNE CUP WITH 55.5KG IN 2004 AND 58KG IN 2005
* FIRST MARE TO COMPLETE THE AUSTRALIAN CUP - THE BMW WEIGHT FOR AGE DOUBLE IN THE AUTUMN
* FIRST HORSE SINCE CARBINE IN 1890 TO WIN THE SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE CUPS DOUBLE IN THE SAME YEAR
* SET AUSTRALIAN STAKES WINNING RECORD OF $14,526,685
* FIRST HORSE TO WIN AT FOUR SUCCESSIVE MELBOURNE CUP CARNIVALS
* SET COURSE AND RACE RECORD FOR FLEMINGTON 2000 MTRS, OF 1MIN 58.73 IN WINNING THE 2005 AUSTRALIAN CUP

THE LOWER MARGIN DETAILS THE RESULTS OF EACH OF THE THREE MELBOURNE CUP VICTORIES:
* 2003 MELBOURNE CUP - 1ST MAKYBE DIVA 51KG, G. BOSS. TRAINER: DAVID HALL
* 2004 MELBOURNE CUP - 1ST MAKYBE DIVA 55.5KG, G. BOSS. TRAINER: LEE FREEDMAN
* 2005 MELBOURNE CUP - 1ST MAKYBE DIVA 58KG, G. BOSS. TRAINER: LEE FREEDMAN

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY:
ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM HARLEQUIN SPORT PRINTS STATING THE PRINT IS INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED AND HAND SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. THE CERTIFICATE ALSO BEARS A MELBOURNE CUP LICENSED VRC MEMORABILIA STICKER.

CONDITION NOTES:
* PRINT APPEARS CLEAN AND UNFADED BEHIND GLASS
* CHIP OR LOSS TO THE TIMBER FRAME AT THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER
* MATTING APPEARS CLEAN

PRESENTATION:
FRAMED IN A TIMBER FRAME WITH GILT INNER SLIP, UNDER GLASS, WITH A CREAM MAT BORDER.

EDITION: 30/750
ARTIST: BILL CHERRY (PENCIL SIGNED)
PUBLISHER: HARLEQUIN SPORT PRINTS, LOFTUS NSW

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293718+5

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

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