$3,072
A gilt framed portrait presented to Pelé by the artist, Helena Almeida. The portrait features Pelé as a young soccer player in a Brazil team jersey, likely commemorating him as the youngest player to be part of a winning World Cup team. The artist used the gouache technique on paper, a method using opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a glue-like substance. The portrait, signed “Almeida,” features a metal plaque with the inscription “Tribute from G.D.R./ Champion of the World / 7 September 1958, Pelé Edson Arantes Nascimento and Jose Boneficío." Boneficío was patriarch of Brazil’s independence from Portugal, September 7, 1822. On this day, Pelé's Santos FC team defeated Ypiranga, 4-1. Pelé scored one goal in that match. 39 by 30 1/2 inches $6000-8000 £4200-5600 Categories: PELÉ
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2016-06-07
