Mel Ramos
American, 1935-2018
Mel Ramos’s provocative, humorous paintings mix idealized nude women with the imagery of popular culture—Coca Cola bottles, movie posters, and the like. A prolific artist from his emergence in the 1960s onward, Ramos has often based his nudes on the female celebrities of the day, from Marilyn Monroe to Scarlett Johansson. His style references the sensuality and glossy flatness of pin-ups and Playboy spreads and has drawn the ire of feminists and art critics alike, despite Ramos’s assertion that his works are “apolitical”. Though clearly aligned with Pop art in his appropriation of imagery from mass media and consumer products, Ramos calls his practice rooted in Surrealism and its emphasis on “absurd conjunctions”—in his case, a beautiful nude woman emerging from a Snickers wrapper or lounging seductively in a banana split.| Average Sold Price |
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Golden Delicious, Wall sculpture with 23-carat gold leaf, by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Original wall sculpture multiple by famed American Pop Artist, Mel Ramos (1935 - 2018). It is hand-signed and numbered in marker from the edition of only 35.
Artist: Mel Ramos, Ame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Enamel, Steel
H 24 in W 16 in D 1.5 in
O from the Hollywood Suite, Pop Art Painting by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - )
Title: O from the Hollywood Suite
Year: 2009
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 39.5 in. x 30 in. (100.33 cm x 76.2 cm)
Frame S...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Oil
Pucci Pants
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
A three-dimensional lithograph mounted on cardboard with genuine gold-leaf detail by Mel Ramos from 2015. A woman's figure in seductive pose wearing iconic psychedelic printed pants ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Gold Leaf
Corvette, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - 2018)
Title: Corvette
Year: 2003
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 149/199
Image Size: 17.75 x 27.5 inches
Size: 23 x 34...
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1980s Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Lithograph
Banana Split, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - 2018)
Title: Banana Split (Sally Duberson)
Year: 2000
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 199
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Lithograph
Camilla, Pop Art Serigraph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - )
Title: Camilla
Year: 1989
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 161
Image Size: 37 x 32 inches
Paper Size: 42 in. x ...
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1980s Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Screen
The Pause that Refreshes (Drew Barrymore), Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos
Title: Lola Cola #5 (Drew Barrymore)
Year: 2005
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 199
Paper Size: 34 x 2...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Lithograph
Leta and the Hill Myna
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Leta and the Hill Myna" is a painting by American Pop artist Mel Ramos. The work is signed verso "Mel Ramos".
Mel Ramos is a California based Pop artist best known for his paintings of superheroes and female nudes, including Marilyn Monroe and Scarlet Johansson, with pop culture imagery. Many of his subjects emerge from Chiquita bananas...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Mel Ramos
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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| $188 |
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| $188-$188 |
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Find a wide variety of authentic Mel Ramos art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, purple, red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mel Ramos in lithograph, metal, screen print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Mel Ramos art, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ed Ruscha, Jim Dine, and Robert Rauschenberg. Mel Ramos art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $495 and tops out at $575,000, while the average work can sell for $5,500.