This wonderful limited edition, unframed, print is taken from the 1957 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. It depicts Argentinian, Juan Manuel Fangio, in the Maserati 250F.
This is a signed limited edition print, of 850, and is 59.4cm x 42cm, approximately 23.7" x 16.8".
Fangio drove an epic race and won the Grand Prix after breaking several lap records, beating Britons Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins into 2nd and 3rd respectively. Fangio went on to clinch the Drivers Championship that year in what was his 5th and final title.
Artist, Peter Hearsey, is a Londoner whose reputation is truly international. His attention to detail combined with his exploration of colour and tone give his work a distinctive and personal quality. He has been a member of the Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) in America since being elected in 1993. Commissions include the Indianapolis Hall of Fame Museum, Ford and Rolls- Royce, and each year since it began in 1993 he has produced the poster image for the Goodwood Festival of Speed.