Paintings by Sam Lyons capture the reason you fell in love with airplanes and flying in the first place. His unique style results in an extremely realistic appearance. So realistic, in fact, Sam's paintings are often mistaken for photographs.
Sam has won many awards and gained recognition in military and civilian arenas. Sam's painting, LEAD SOLO, graces the Air Force Art Hall in the Pentagon. Other prints and paintings can be found at places like Blue Angels headquarters, The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Air Force Museum, Naval Aviation Museum, Royal Air Force Museum, and Disney. His paintings have graced the covers of numerous magazines and catalogs.
Whether you're an experienced pilot, pilot-in-training, military flyer or just plane crazy.....bring the exhileration of taking to the air into your home, office or hangar.
Sam Lyons S/N Limited Edition Print "Return from Rimini"
Sam's First B-25
This print is a tribute to a hero. On Sept. 9, 1944, Major Robert McCart Hackney led a 48-plane formation in an attack on enemy troop and gun positions near Rimini, Italy. His heroic actions and success in this dangerous mission resulted in a Distinguished Flying Cross, one of several he was awarded during the course of his 55 combat missions. His plane was named “Cowtown Avenger” after his hometown of Fort Worth, and you can see him in the pilot's seat. The Major died in 2001 but this picture is a magnificent reminder of his outstanding courage and devotion to duty. The original of “Return From Rimini” was commissioned by Neil Planzer and his wife Andrea Nash, Hackney’s neice.
This 16" by 24" print, limited to 250, is signed by the artist.
This print is also available in the following formats:
S/N Print with Matte - $265.00
S/N Framed with Matte - $425.00
AP Print only - Limited to 25- $200.00
AP Print with Matte - $320.00
AP Framed with Matte - $480.00
Print on Canvas Framed - Limited to 20 - $470.00
If framed, it will consist of double mats; plaque; two Army Air Corps metal wings, and gold wood frame with black striations. Prints on Canvas come complete with white linen liner and wood frame.
Please email for ordering information and shipping costs on these additional options.
A Limited Edition print is restricted to a certain number. For example, if 400 prints are made from an original painting, once they’re gone, that’s it. There is no limit to the number of open edition prints of a particular painting. That’s why Limited Edition prints are more expensive — and more valuable to collectors — than "open" edition. Rare objects are more valuable.
All Limited Edition prints are signed and numbered (s/n). Besides the signature already appearing on the print from when Sam signed the original, Sam signs each one personally. He also designates when the particular print came off the press. So if you see “52/400” penciled in, you know that was the 52nd print off the press out of 400 prints.
An Artist’s Proof (AP), generally, is the first 10% of the Limited Edition prints that come off the press. If the Limited Edition is 400 s/n, there would be 40 APs. This status is noted on the print. Collectors prefer APs because their value increases even more than a Limited Edition as time goes by.
All Limited Edition artwork is subject to availability at time of order. Although seller strives to remain currrent as to inventory, seller reserves the right to cancel a sale if item is no longer available at time of purchase.
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