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The Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance poster this year is painted by Harold
Cleworth and features one of the world’s most legendary and
prized cars, the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza, on the occasion
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Harold Cleworth began his painting career in
England where he produced album covers for
the Rolling Stones, The Who and others. His
paintings have a strong sense of place and
often employ dramatic use of open, negative
space that adds tension and serenity to his
work. |
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One of the most
anticipated traditions of the Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance is the annual commemorative poster. In recent
years this tradition has extended to posters created to
honor the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance and Pebble Beach
RetroAuto.
“The art of the automobile is at the heart of the Pebble
Beach Concours d’Elegance,” said Sandra Button, Chairman
of the Concours. “Having renowned artists capture the
beauty, performance and excitement of some of the
world’s most desirable cars on our posters is another
way for enthusiasts around the globe to enjoy ‘The
World’s Concours.’ All three posters will be available
at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August
15.”
The 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance poster is
being painted by Harold Cleworth and features one of the
world’s most legendary and prized cars — the Alfa Romeo
8C 2300 Monza. Designed by Vittorio Jano, the 2.3 liter
was Alfa Romeo’s primary racing engine throughout most
of the 1930s, and it also powered 188 production road
cars. Alfa Romeo’s victory at the 1931 Italian Grand
Prix at Monza gave the “Monza” name to the twin-seater
GP car — a shortened version of the Spyder.
Cleworth, who began his painting career in England where
he produced album covers for the Rolling Stones, The Who
and others, has lived in California for a number of
years. His paintings have a strong sense of place and
often employ dramatic use of open, negative space that
adds tension and serenity to his work. A member of the
Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS), his work now often
features spectacular cars.
The 2010 Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance poster celebrates
the 50th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT SWB
Berlinetta. Specifically, the poster will show the
ultimate SWB 250, a 1961 SEFAC (as Ferrari’s racing team
was then known) competition berlinetta, chassis and
engine number 2807. While specifications varied, most
SEFAC “Hot Rods” (as the competition berlinettas were
popularly named) featured a lighter, more rigid chassis,
a Testa Rossa-spec engine and were stripped of road car
interior pieces and insulation. These cars were very
successful on the race track, including a first in class
at Le Mans in 1961.
Capturing the magic of this powerful innovation is
British automotive artist Barry Rowe. This is Rowe’s
ninth poster for the Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance. Rowe
has also painted four of the Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance posters, so he is the Concours’ most
commissioned artist. Making distinctive use of light,
shadow and movement, Rowe has illustrated the style and
beauty of some of the world’s most sought-after classic
cars.
Since its inception in 2005, Pebble Beach RetroAuto has
become an integral part of Pebble Beach Automotive Week
for automobile connoisseurs and collectors seeking
historic automobilia, automotive art and the latest
luxury goods. The 2010 Pebble Beach RetroAuto poster
will feature two Jaguars racing through the Del Monte
Forest. Tim Layzell, the artist, has placed the white
D-type driven by Pearce W. Woods in the 1956 Pebble
Beach Road Race just ahead of the black XK120 driven to
victory by Phil Hill in 1950, the first year the races
were conducted. The cars are depicted dramatically
coming out of a corner and dappled by light and shadow.
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