Boston Bruins 1928-29

Tino Paolini

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Watercolor Painting

Tino Paolini

This beautifully framed piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 24.5” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.

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This beautifully framed piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 24.5” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.

At the core of the framed piece is the actual piece of original artwork as painted by the artist on textured 100% rag, water-marked watercolor paper. In many cases the original artwork has handwritten notes in pencil from the artist (be sure to “See the actual artwork without the frame” elsewhere in this website). Simply put, this is beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork.

The outer mat is a rich textured black acid-free mat with a decorative inset white v-groove, while the inner mat is a complimentary colored acid-free mat reflecting one of the team’s primary colors. The website image of this framed piece shows the mat color that we suggest (Yellow), but since each piece is custom framed, we are happy to use whatever color mat you wish (depending on availability) – our standard mat colors are:

Light Blue / Dark Blue / Brown / Maroon (close to brown) / White / Silver / Gold / Yellow (bright yellow) / Green (dark green) / Orange / Purple / Red (bright red, somewhat close to PMS 186)

Beneath the artwork is a silver plate with black text describing the original artwork. The text for this piece will read:

This original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1928-29 Boston Bruins jersey is the original artwork that was used in the creation of this Boston Bruins uniform evolution print and tens of thousands of other Boston Bruins products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Tino Paolini for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd. 1928-29 was a Stanley Cup winning season for the Boston Bruins.

Beneath the silver plate is a 3” x 9” reproduction of a well known, best-selling print that celebrates the history of the team. The print beautifully illustrates the chronological evolution of the team’s uniform and shows you how the original art was used in the creation of this print. If you look closely, you will see that the print features the actual artwork being offered for sale. The 3” x 9” print looks like this:

The piece is framed with an extremely high quality framing glass. We have used this glass style for many years with excellent results. We package every piece very carefully in a double layer of bubble wrap and a rigid double-wall cardboard package to avoid breakage at any point during the shipping process, but if damage does occur, we will gladly repair, replace or refund. Please note that all of our products come with a 90 day 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Each framed piece also comes with a two page letter signed by Scott Sillcox describing the history behind the art. If there was an extra-special story about your piece of art, that story will be included in the letter. When you receive your framed piece, you should find the letter lightly attached to the front of the framed piece.

If you have any questions, at any time, about the actual artwork or about any of the artist’s handwritten notes on the artwork, I would love to tell you about them. Simply email me, Scott Sillcox, at scott@heritagesportsart.com and I will tell you everything I can about your original piece of art. The artists and I spent well over ten years of our lives creating these pieces of original artwork, and in many cases there are stories I can tell you about your actual piece of artwork that might add an extra element of interest in your one-of-a-kind purchase.

Please note that all reproduction rights for this original work are retained in perpetuity by the National Hockey League unless specifically stated otherwise in writing by the NHL. For further information, please contact Heritage Sports Art at questions@heritagesportsart.com .

 

History

The Boston Bruins opened their season and their new building, the Boston Garden, on November 20, 1928 against the Montreal Canadiens. They lost the game 1-0.The loss would not be indicative of how the Bruins would fair that season though. With a 26-13-5 record they went on to win their division for the second straight season.At the start of the season, hockey legend Art Ross gave up his dual role as coach and general manager and former Ottawa Senators star Cy Denneny was hired to run the bench.  Eddie Shore and Lionel Hitchman anchored the Bruins defence and in goal, Cecil Tiny Thompson was emerging as a star.Having such a strong defence and solid goaltending served the Bruins well in an era when restrictive rules made the style of play more defensive.  As mentioned earlier, the Bruins finished first in the American Division, on the strength of their defence, leading the entire NHL by allowing just 52 goals over 44 regular-season games.They were able to carry that regular-season success into the playoffs. Thompson pinned a pair of 1-0 shutouts on the Canadiens at the Garden to open the first round, and after falling behind 2-0 at Montreal in Game 3, Boston got goals from Bill Carson, Norman Gainor and Shore to earn a 3-2 victory and series sweep.In the final against the New York Rangers, while historic, it was the first between American teams -- was somewhat anti-climactic. The Bruins started with a 2-0 victory over the Rangers in Boston, and then headed to Madison Square Garden, where Carson's late goal gave them a 2-0 victory and their first Stanley Cup.This very early version of the Bruins jersey is indicative of the style of jersey of that era, as it actually looks more like a sweater than a jersey. At this time the Bruins colour scheme of black and gold had not been established. The gold is present, but it seems they opted for a brick red/brown colour to go with the gold. Also we believe that this is the only time a bear image would appear on the front of the jersey until 1994 when the Bruins 3rd gold jersey was introduced.

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