The Art of Race... Special item to sale in Monaco

MONTE CARLO, Monaco - May 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Following the steep rise known as the Montee du Beau Rivage, the Virage de Massenet is a relatively quick and tricky left-hander sweeping into Casino Square at Monaco. The scene here depicts Ferrari teammates Tony Brooks and Phil Hill during practice for the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix where they would both occupy the second row of the Starting Grid. Frenchman Jean Behra, also in a Ferrari, led from the center of the front row at the start of the race but eventual winner Stirling Moss in a rear-engined Cooper-Climax got past him on Lap 21 as they both entered the chicane. Behra’s engine would blow four laps later and he was out. Although Brooks had outqualified Hill by three tenths of a second, the future American World Champion got off to a better start and was in fourth place ahead of his teammate until he spun in Casino Square on Lap 36, allowing fellow American driver Harry Schell (BRM) and Brooks to both get past. Bad luck continued to plague Hill as he spun again shortly thereafter but then, the same thing would soon happen to Schell with race-ending consequences for the latter driver. Brooks and Hill managed to bring home their venerable front-engined Ferrari Dino 246’s to remarkable second and fourth place finishes respectively.

The painting seen here was exhibited in December 2005 at the Biennale Internazionale dell Arte Contemporanea of Florence, Italy (www.florencebiennale.org), a prestigious international art show which gathers circa 800 artists selected from around the world to display their works.

Now the artworks is part of the Monaco Summer Art Selection offered by Monaco Wealth Management for sale.
More information about the artwork:
http://www.monacowealthmanagement.com/art/gulay_berryman.php

Notably to celebrate the 71st Monaco Grand Prix, a 20-year retrospective of Formula 1 will be presented in the Principality through the Antique Car Collection of H.S.H. the Prince of Monaco.

Prince Rainier III spent 30 years assembling around 100 personal and antique automobiles. The collection now features some of the most famous European and American racing models.