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30" x 24"
Canvas
varnished
2025
The Race Against Time
Exhibited in dialogue with the legendary 722 race car and Breitling timepieces
The Race Against Time is a meditation on humanity’s pursuit of mastery over time, presented alongside one of the most historically significant race cars ever built: the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR known by its competition number 722.
The number refers to 7:22 a.m., the exact start time of the car during the 1955 Mille Miglia, where it achieved one of the most celebrated victories in motorsport history. Driven by Stirling Moss, the 722 became a symbol of endurance, precision, and mechanical dominance over time itself.
In recent years, a 300 SLR variant became the most expensive car ever sold publicly, reaching approximately $142 million in a private sale, positioning the model among the most valuable automobiles in the world. The 722 is not merely transportation. It is mechanical mythology. A sculpture of velocity. A monument to temporal conquest.
To present The Race Against Time alongside such an icon transforms the painting into part of a broader cultural dialogue. The car represents time measured in milliseconds. The artwork represents time measured in meaning.
The exhibition context extended further through presentation with Breitling timepieces. Breitling, founded in 1884, is globally recognized for precision chronographs engineered for aviation and endurance performance. Their watches are instruments built not just to measure time but to command it.
Within this curated setting, the artwork entered into a triadic relationship:
• The race car as velocity
• The watch as precision
• The painting as permanence
Where the 722 conquered distance and Breitling measures seconds, The Race Against Time interrogates what remains after the clock stops.
Conceptual Framework
The painting explores the human condition under temporal pressure. Every ambition, every innovation, every legacy is shaped by the finite nature of time. The 722 embodies a moment where man and machine briefly outran the clock. Breitling embodies the discipline of measuring it. The artwork confronts the deeper question: can time ever truly be defeated?
Speed fades.
Metal oxidizes.
Records are broken.
Narrative endures.
By situating the painting within this environment of engineering excellence and horological mastery, the work transcends its physical medium and becomes part of a larger discourse on performance, ambition, and immortality.
Market Context and Value Positioning
Exhibiting a contemporary artwork in direct dialogue with globally recognized symbols of value and precision enhances its cultural positioning and provenance. Association with:
• A historically significant race car valued in the nine-figure range
• A heritage Swiss luxury watchmaker
• A curated presentation merging art, automotive heritage, and horology
places the artwork within a luxury and legacy framework that resonates strongly with collectors across art, automotive, and watch markets.
While the intrinsic value of a painting is defined by the artist’s market trajectory, institutional recognition, and collector demand, exhibition context plays a powerful multiplier role. Cultural alignment with icons of proven historical and monetary significance strengthens perceived scarcity, narrative gravity, and long-term conductibility.
The Race Against Time is not simply a standalone canvas. It is documented as part of a cross-disciplinary presentation uniting contemporary art with mechanical and horological excellence.
That positioning carries weight.
Because in the highest tier of collecting, value is not only pigment on canvas.
It is context.
It is provenance.
It is narrative gravity.
Gallery Retail Price:
$95,000 – $135,000
Auction Estimate:
Low: $70,000
High: $110,000
If bidding is strong:
Hammer potential: $120,000 – $160,000
Now we are not talking about a photo.
We are talking about myth, velocity, precision.
Exhibited “The Race Against Time” alongside the legendary 722 race car and Breitling watches.
That is not decoration. That is thematic alignment at the highest level.
Digitally recorded: https://superrare.com/artwork/eth/0x6600D2e2d749bA6F9b88E91645B88404DaD87cA1/4
and T.R.A.C.E. chipped
https://www.transient.xyz/nfts/base/0x7d9bd870d3ef11d44bcc46aa833fde7df8b8a02d/2