Lot Essay
Unquestionably one of the finest Ty Cobb original images to have entered the marketplace. Black and white 8"x10" image showing Cobb in a throwing pose wearing Detroit Tigers uniform. Composition, clarity, contrast, and condition grade all rate as nearly unimprovable with a captivating quality immediately recognized upon viewing. A single one millimeter surface wrinkle on the left border serves as the only visible conflict with a flawless condition grade assignment. Player name penned in black ink likely by Van Oeyen and embossed photographer's seal at bottom memorializing the piece as one of the photographer's very finest. Van Oeyen photographer's stamp on verso. Visual masterpiece depicting the game's greatest player of the era as captured by one of the premier photographic artists of the early 1900s. Encapsulated by PSA/DNA (Type I): NM