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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)
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Period: 1980s
Artist: Mel Ramos
Candy (Baby Ruth), by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Candy (Baby Ruth) Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 24.5 in...
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1980s Pop Art Mel Ramos Art

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Lithograph

Phantom Lady
By Mel Ramos
Located in New York, NY
Colorful Pop Art screenprint by Mel Ramos from a limited edition of 100. Signed by Ramos and numbered in pencil. Printed by Accent Studios, Los Angeles. Published by Robert Bane...
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1980s Pop Art Mel Ramos Art

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Screen

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 Art

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Screen

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 Art

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Lithograph

Miss Fruit Salad
By Mel Ramos
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Mel Ramos Miss Fruit Salad 1989 Screenprint 45 1/2 x 38 in. Edition of 69 Pencil signed and numbered Accompanied with COA by G...
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1980s Pop Art Mel Ramos Art

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Screen

Wonder Woman, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos (American, b. 1935) Title: Wonder Woman Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signedand numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Size: 24.5 in. x 20 in. (62.23 cm x 50.8 cm)
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1980s Pop Art Mel Ramos Art

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Lithograph

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Cocacola
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original lithograph in color Signed lower middle, "Mel Ramos". Editioned lower middle 20/60. Provenance: Private collection, CA Edition: 20/60
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