A great man who made great cars.

Gabriele Guidetti

About The Artist:
John (Dick) Samsen is known worldwide for his outstanding realistic automobile paintings as well as his contributions to the design of many cars that are now considered ‘classics’. His art has won awards such as first place in automotive fine art competition at the ‘Eyes on Classic Design’ show at the Edsel Ford estate, Grosse Point. Recently, his art was exhibited at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, the SanDiego Automotive Museum, and at the Boston Museum of Fine Art.

John Samsen had a career from 1952 through 1976 at Ford and Chrysler Corp. where he worked on the styling of such cars as the 1955 Thunderbird, the Ford experimental car D-523 Cougar, the 1957 FORD cars, and Chrysler Corp. production and showcars including the Barracudas, Desotos, Roadrunners, GTX, and many others.

His car art, landscapes, and seascapes, have won awards and many original pieces are owned by collectors and museums. John has recently been a guest celebrity at Carlisle PA events and has presented at the Hilton Head Concours D’Elegance and other car shows. The stories of his contributions to the design of the first Thunderbird, the Barracudas, and other classic and muscle cars, appear in books and magazines, such as Automobile Quarterly, Motor Trend Classics, Muscle Car Enthusiast and Hemmings Classic Cars. He continues to paint automotive and landscape fine art at his Hilton Head area studio.

Recently, he produced a documentary on DVD ‘We Dreamed the Dream Cars’ about the history of American Car Styling, which is available on the Art Finds USA website. Prints of his automotive art are available on Fine Art America.

Categories:
Classic Car, Muscle Car, Concept Design, Photography

Website:
http://collectibleart.net

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Eiffel Tour de France 0507GT
23×23
Conté on paper

Grant Thomas

Carlos Reutemann, Brabham BT42 Cosworth

Jorge Garcia

This poster has recently been added to my collection at newvintageposters.com, and features the 1930 Bugatti Type 51.

Bill Philpot

I am excited to announce that I will be part of the Barton Auto Parts 2012 Trade Show! This exciting event will take place at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum on Wednesday May 9th, 2012.

Jeff Taylor

An Audi A4 choosen as a composition for the drawing. It’s on 50 x 70cm drawing paper. Only Charcoal Pencils used on this one. And also lots of erasers…

Anıl Selam

BLAST BY THE PAST – ‘AMERICAN BLACKTOP’ Series

Bold. Dramatic. Powerful.

These three words, not only describe Michael’s latest painting, but also the aggressive lines of the two cars it features.

With a striking color palette influenced by our recent trip to Scottsdale, Sedona and the Grand Canyon, Michael’s vision of the 1969 Camaro SS 396 blasting by it’s modern counterpart is simply stunning.

Set on a rural highway in ‘Big Sky Country’, the cars pass each other just as dawn floods the horizon – a sharp contrast to the deep hues of a distant storm. In his signature use of subtle reflections, Michael captures both ends of each car, in the still wet asphalt.

There are 800 Limited Edition Prints, 20 Artist Proofs with Custom Remarque, and 50 Gallery Edition Canvases being offered. Special Introductory Pricing is available until June 10th, 2012.

Michael Irvine

Targa Florio 1965: Vaccarella-Bandini…without opponents…too strong!

Gabriele Guidetti