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Realism Oil Painting Racing Sports Car Kremer K3 Winner Le Mans 1979 by Ronald Wong
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1 Realism British Fine Art Oil Painting Sports Racing Portrait Automobile White Porsche-Kremer K3 Winner Le Mans 1979.
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1 Realism British Fine Art Oil Painting Sports Racing Portrait Automobile White Porsche-Kremer K3 Winner Le Mans 1979.
Subject transportation portrait iconic scene of a classic racing winning sporting car, having the known logos and names of Dunlop, Shell, Philppe Salvet, Numero Reserve, Bosch & Bilstein also race number 41 showing on the car, its such a fascinating moment as the car is speeding along close to the red & white check colour corner. With a green racing car number 5 just behind.
Title Porsche-Kremer K3 winner of Le Mans 1979 by Ronald Wong.
Attention to detail is breathtaking.
Distinctly signed at the bottom by the known artist Ronald Wong.
Beautifully controlled brush work.
This is so sought after by transport art collectors.
Oil on canvas.
Circa late 20th century 1979.
In original wood frame.
About the artist Ronald Wong is Chinese artist self taught his style modern & impressionist. He was born in 1940 and was originally from Hong Kong.
His original training in Britain was in biochemistry, and it was only after years of service in the British Health Service that he decided to change his career to be an artist. Wong created his own style, as he mixed technical accuracy and realism with his imagination.
He is also a Fellow of the Guild of Aviation Artists in the UK, where he won many awards over the years, as well as being a member the American Society of Aviation Artists and the Canadian Association of Aviation Artists. He loves to paint with technical precision and he merges colour, light & also perspective to create a special atmosphere in his works.
He continues to work privately, preferring to keep his freedom to work from source. His paintings are highly sought after & hang in collections all over the world. His interests differed widely from motoring to portraiture, animal life and landscapes. He now lives in the ancient city of St Albans in Hertfordshire with his family.
Source Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)
The 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 47th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 9 and 10 June 1979. With no other major works cars this year, the Porsche team were the strong favourites to win. Their competition would be from Cosworth-powered Mirages and Rondeaus and a swarm of Group 5 and IMSA-class Porsche 935s. The other big talking point was the presence of Hollywood actor Paul Newman, driving for Dick Barbour Racing.
However, the Porsche 936s ran into problems early, as did the Mirages that inherited the lead. The race became a duel between the 935s of the rival teams from Cologne: Kremer Racing and Gelo Sportswear. Soon after midnight, heavy storms started sweeping the circuit. The rain stayed for virtually the rest of the race, dramatically slowing the pace, negating the speed of the 936s coming back through the field. Both Gelo cars retired with mechanical issues in the soggy dawn, and when the Wollek/Haywood Porsche developed a bad misfire soon after it looked like the Kremer 935 of Klaus Ludwig and the Whittington brothers had the race covered. They had a 13-lap lead over the Dick Barbour Porsche.
Then approaching 11am Don Whittington came to a stop on the Mulsanne Straight with a broken drivebelt. It took 80 minutes to get back to the pits, and by the time they got back into the race the lead down to four laps. But the charging American team were foiled by a faulty wheel-nut taking 23 minutes to fix. Then in the last hour, the car slowed with a bad misfire. Stommelen pulled up just before the finish line and waited for the Kremer car to take the flag in victory. The Kremer brothers' finest hour was sealed with their other team-car coming home in third.
Porsche finished 1-2-3-4, and the Kremer 935-K3 was the first Le Mans win by a rear-engined car. The torrential rain in the second half of the race made it the slowest Le Mans since 1958.
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Dimensions in centimetres of frame approximate
Wide (72.5 cm)
High (49.75cm)
Depth (1.75 cm)
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- Dimensions
- 28.54ʺW × 0.68ʺD × 19.58ʺH
- Styles
- Realism
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 1970s
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Wood
- Condition
- Original Condition Unaltered, Needs Restoration
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Condition report. Offered in fine used condition. The painting surface is in good order, having some foxing stains in places, … moreCondition report. Offered in fine used condition. The painting surface is in good order, having some foxing stains in places, with general wear, scuffs, scratches to the frame commensurate with usage & age. less
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