{"id":494741,"date":"2015-09-01T02:01:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T02:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=15093"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:47:04","slug":"the-le-mans-mirage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-le-mans-mirage\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art \u2013 Paul Chenard&#8217;s \u201cThe Le Mans Mirage\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe Le Mans Mirage\u201d Artwork<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At the 1975 edition of the fabled 24 Heures du Mans,\u00a0 Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell teamed to take thhis Gulf Mirage GR8 to overall victory, Bell\u2019s first of five and the second of six for Ickx. In creating this work of art, Chenard employed pen and ink and markers on light blue archival paper so that he used no blue in the 12-inch by 12-inch artwork, the original of which is available for sale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Le-Mans-Mirage-Artwork.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-597996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Le-Mans-Mirage-Artwork.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cThe Le Mans Mirage\u201d Artwork\" width=\"702\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Le-Mans-Mirage-Artwork.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Le-Mans-Mirage-Artwork-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Le-Mans-Mirage-Artwork-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Le-Mans-Mirage-Artwork-293x297.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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