ALFREDO DE LA MARIA

This Uruguayan artist captures dramatic moments from motorsport history with a vivid and arresting painting style

Be it Arthur Duray tearing up the dusty Long Island track in his mighty Lorraine-Dietrich during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup, or a tense Phil Hill in the pits at Le Mans at the twilight hour, the magnificent paintings of Alfredo de la Maria have a truly captivating sense of theatre. Throughout his involving compositions, the South American master enhances the atmosphere with some imaginative spectator groups, authentic car park details and spectacular architecture. Combined with dramatic light, the pieces have a cinematic quality that draws in the viewer.