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Framed "Sarah Fisher - Indy Sensation" Original water and pencil art

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"Sarah Fisher - Indy Sensation" Original water and pencil art by George Bartell
Art actual size 10" x 15". Framed size 17" x 22 ΒΌ" 

In 1999 Sarah Fisher was the youngest driver to ever qualify for the IndyCar series rookie test. In the year 2000 she was not only one of the youngest drivers to ever run the Indy 500 but she was only the third woman to have ever driven the race, preceded only by Janet Guthrie and Lyn St. James. Later in 2000 she made history again as the youngest driver to ever lead laps in an IndyCar Series race and was the first woman to ever to reach the podium with her third place when Kentucky Speedway.

Racer Magazine decided to feature Sarah Fisher's success and fame at the Indy 500 in 2000, with this water color and pencil artwork by famed artist George Bartell (photo shown of him painting at his easel at that time). It was a prescient decision as Fisher has continued to break record after record.

In 2002, she was the first woman in US history to win the pole position for a major-league open-wheel race and set the qualifying record at Kentucky Speedway when she won the pole position with a speed of 221.390 mph, a record that still holds.

Fisher continued to make history by becoming the first female driver in the 21st century to drive a Formula One car when testing in 2002 at Indy. In 2003, she set the record as the fastest woman to qualify for the Indy 500 with a four-lap average of 229.439 mph (369.246 km/h).

Fisher has won the Most Popular Driver (MPD) award three consecutive times (2001-2003) in the IndyCar Series, an award she would also win later while competing in the NASCAR West Series (2005). She also holds the record for the most number of starts by a female in the history of the Indy 500 (with nine), the most starts of any female in IndyCar Series history (69).

Sarah Fisher then became the first female owner/driver in IndyCar Series history in 2008 and is the second female owner/driver in the Indy 500 after Janet Guthrie.

This piece is classic Bartell, combining striking colors and motion with the thoughtfulness of its human subject, Sarah Fisher. This is a truly striking piece of original art by one of America-s masters.

This piece is not signed by the artist, which is not unusual when Bartell painted a piece he did not create to sell. It comes directly from the artist's archive with a certificate of authenticity. Peter Brock, world renowned automotive designer, met artist George Bartell when they both attended Art Center College of Design in the mid '50s. Years later when Brock was creating Cobra ads for Shelby American and had no cars to photograph, Brock hired Bartell to "create" cars via his artwork. Those ads have become iconic symbols of the era.

While visiting Bartell in his Southern California home in 2008, Bartell turned over his private collection (of which this Sarah Fisher artwork was included) to Brock to manage as he saw fit. Bartell passed away March 23, 2013 and Brock is now offering these amazing pieces of original art to the public.

It's art you love the moment you see it and that you appreciate more each day. As George explains: "The brain is amazing. You just give it an idea and it will fill in the rest." Never "overworked", some of George's best art is of the automotive industry, in which he is best known and respected.

This art, created using water colors and pens and whatever else was within arm's reach of the dynamic Bartell, is painted on heavyweight illustration board. The art is professionally framed, mounted on top of an acid free matt so the entire piece, including its depth, is visible. Spacers were then placed in the high quality black wooden frame between the matt and the high quality Plexiglas top so the piece stands proud of its background. Viewers will know they're looking at an original piece.

This art comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed by automotive designer Peter Brock (photo seen here of Brock autographing certificate), stating that he personally received the art from the artist at Bartell's home in 2008 and that it was offered for sale for the first time in March 2013. The certificate also contains a picture of the artwork and states the medium of the art and the size of the art itself and with the framing.

This is a rare opportunity to own an original by one of America's most respected automotive artists at a very reasonable price!