Mel Ramos

Phantom Lady

1989

Pas de Deux II (Danny Moynihan and Laura Faber) is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 36 x 20 inches, signed ‘Alex Katz’ lower left and numbered 107/150. From the edition of ...

Pas de Deux III (Francesco and Alba Clemente) is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 36 x 20 inches, signed ‘Alex Katz’ lower left and numbered 106/150. From the edition of 17...

Sidewalk (FS.II.304) from MOCA's 'Eight by Eight' portfolio is a screenprint on paper, 29 x 42 inches, signed 'Andy Warhol' and numbered 167/250 lower left. From the edition of 349 (there were also 30 AP, 45 TP, 3 TPPP, 6 PP, and 15 HC). Framed in a contemporary gold leaf, closed-corner frame. LITERATURE Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1987, New York, 2003, II.304. In 1983, Warhol created Sidewalk for the Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary portfolio. The portfolio itself consisted of eight prints created by various artists as a fundraising vehicle for the MOCA in Los Angeles. The participating artists included: Richard Diebenkorn, Sam Francis, David Hockney, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Rauschenberg, Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, and Andy Warhol. The Eight By Eight portfolio was printed in an edition of 250. Warhol also produced 45 unique trial proofs for the Sidewalk edition. Warhol's contribution of Sidewalk is based on his own photograph of film stars' signatures, footprints, and handprints as they appeared at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA (now called TCL Chinese Theater). This particular shot showcases Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Jack Nicholson and Shirley Temple. “Much of Warhol’s work was concerned with celebrity, but while he cultivated the appearance of the ultimate fan, often celebrating the glamour of the American dream and its cultural heroes, his works also challenge the beliefs intrinsic to those ideals. It was Warhol who famously declared that everyone could have fifteen minutes of fame. The immortalising nature of appearing in Grauman’s forecourt of the stars, where one’s name is set in concrete for future generations, seems a way to counteract this idea of such fleeting fame.” (“Andy Warhol Sidewalk...

Pas de Deux IV (Vicki Hudspith and Wally Turbeville) is a serigraph on paper with an image size of 36 x 20 inches, signed ‘Alex Katz’ lower right and numbered 106/150. From the editi...

SANDRA CHEVRIER - La Cage, Benediction Ou Malediction (Gold & Silver Leaf Edition) Date of creation: 2023 Medium: Screen print on Somerset paper with gold and silver leaf Edition: 1...

PURE EVIL - ARTHUR MILLER'S NIGHTMARE (SKY BLUE) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Screen print on Fedrigoni paper Edition: 100 Size: 85 x 70 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new...

Takashi Murakami - WHO'S AFRAID OF RED, YELLOW, BLUE AND DEATH Date of creation: 2011 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and silkscreen with spot UV varnishing Edition: 300 Size:...

Mimmo Rotella - PAZZO PER LE DONNE (GIRL HAPPY) Date of creation: circa 2005 Medium: Multiple decollage screen print on heavyweight paper Edition: 125 + L + P.A. Size: 100 x 70 cm Co...