Bob Peak , Motorsport Car Racing with Checkered Flag at Finish Line of a Race Track, 1964

This highly innovated Bob Peak Race Track painting is a perfect synthesis of art and commerce. Designed with a radical composition where two-thirds of the picture plane is an almost abstract pattern of a black and white checkered flag. In the distance, we see the faces of the drives and fans in a high emotional state. It was commissioned by the 7 Up company for their ad campaign " GET REAL ACTION - 7-UP YOUR THIRST AWAY and artistically was decades ahead of its time. Bob Peak is as overlooked as he is talented. In the 1960s to 1980s Peak was a legend and gold standard for American Illustration.
Some of the movie posters Peak has worked on. West Side Story, Rollerball, Star Trek, Superman, Excalibur, Apocalypse Now, The Spy Who Loved Me. My Fair Lady, Camelot, and Enter the Dragon. Additionally, Peak illustrated 45 covers of Time Magazine and many covers for Sports Illustrated, TV Guide. He is best known for his many movie posters including Apocalypse Now. The work is matted but not framed. Affixed to window mat. Signed lower left.
Acrylic and Pencil on board
16.25 - 17.50 inches
US$16,000 Plus Shipping