Mel Ramos Art
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.(Biography provided by Hamilton-Selway Fine Art)
Color: Blue
Artist: Mel Ramos
Gitanes, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos
Title: Gitanes
Year: 1999
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 199
Image: 26 x 17 inches
Paper Size: 31 x 22.5 inches
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Materials
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Mel Ramos art for sale on 1stDibs.
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.