1987 – Matthew Lee Rosen

SOLD. The ‘87 Turn Back the Clock… since Rickey always talked in the 3rd person., I multiplied his signature. #1987 #topps #rickeyhenderson #baseballcardart #pink #bubblegum #popart #matthewleerosen https://www.instagram.com/p/B_H5l5yHUtR/?igshid=1nptnrgmk0i05

Got tons of concepts in my head, but I can’t paint all of them… so, some become prints. Removed the stats from the back of Barry’s ‘87 Topps… foreshadowing his steroid-inflated numbers & exclusion from the HOF. Did the same for the other juicers. #1987 #topps #baseballcardart #barrybonds #markmcgwire #rogerclemens #rafaelpalmeiro #josecanseco #steroids https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FpO8Sny_Z/?igshid=zbknhm69yha8

A close-up from my Canseco piece. A theme I’ve been focusing on lately is “Overproduction.” It’s the one word that defines the baseball card boom in the mid-to-late 80’s and subsequent bubble burst that followed. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #vintagebaseballcards #topps #rookie #allstarrookie #baseballart #sportsart #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popart #josecanseco #1987 #80s #80sstyle #trophy #yellow https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ytkTSHIVY/?igshid=1v56i9rdhv1m0

My latest piece 😁 In 1959, @Topps named their first All-Star Rookie team and printed a trophy on the ‘60 set. In ’73, they replaced the trophy with this Revere Cup, but stopped using it after ’78. The cup came roaring back in ’87 with Jose Canseco… the hottest player on the planet at theContinue reading

Finally made it back to work! Got a few new things going… including these guys. #vintagebaseballcards #topps #baseballart #sportsart #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popart #josecanseco #1987 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1eC59ZnpjQ/?igshid=1lxygp618vkmp

Happy #nationalbaseballcardday Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen @psacard #psagraded #donruss #panini #paniniamerica #baseballcards #baseballcardart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #baseballdiamond #baseball #1987 #ratedrookie #baseballart #sportsart #gregmaddux #chicagocubs #80s #80sstyle #80svintage #baseballcardartist #popart https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_ZMBdHuYH/?igshid=1w74epzw7wlgx

The @mlb draft began last night… reminded me of this 1987 @topps piece… filled with former 1st round picks: Gooden, Bonds, Larkin, Clark, McGwire, Palmeiro, Clemens, Puckett… etc. #MatthewLeeRosen #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #baseballart #sportsart #vintagebaseballcards #waxpack #waxpacks #oldbaseballcards #topps #toppsbaseballcards #toppsbaseball #1987 #80s #80svintage #barrybonds #markmcgwire #willclark #rogerclemens https://www.instagram.com/p/BySx_AEHxSp/?igshid=16fav9q5ag9j1