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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Artist: Mel Ramos
Recognized Seller Listings
Phantom Lady
By Mel Ramos
Located in Greenwich, CT
Phantom Lady is a serigraph on paper, mounted on black paper. The image size is 31 x 24 inches and the print is signed lower right in the black paper 'Mel Ramos' and numbered lower left. From the edition of 289, numbered 56/100 (there were also another 10 APs and 5 PPs mounted on black paper and the versions on just white paper - 100 Arabic plus 10 AP and 5 PPs). Robert Bane...
Category
20th Century Pop Art Mel Ramos Art
Materials
Screen, Paper
Tomato Catsup, A.C. Annie, Lola Cola, Tobacco Red
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Four prints by Mel Ramos. “Tomato Catsup, A.C. Annie, Lola Cola,” and “Tobacco Red” are pop art, offset lithographs in a palette of yellows, orange, and pink by the playful Mel Ramos. The artwork is signed in pencil in the lower right of each print, “Mel Ramos 72.” Framed dimensions are 37 x 31 5/8 x 1 7/8 inches each.
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...
Category
1970s Pop Art Mel Ramos Art
Materials
Lithograph
Nude Descending a Staircase #2
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Nude Descending a Staircase #2" is a painting by Mel Ramos. The painting is signed verso, "Mel Ramos '04". The framed piece measures 71 3/8 x 53 3/8 x 1 3/4 in.
Mel Ramos is best known for his paintings of superheroes and female nudes juxtaposed with pop culture imagery. Many of the subjects in his paintings emerge from iconic brands or cultural touchstones like Chiquita bananas...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Mel Ramos Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pop Art Mel Ramos Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Campbell's Soup Girls
By Mel Ramos
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mel Ramos
Campbell's Soup Girls (set of 3);
11 3/4 x 9 inches
Offset Lithograph
Edition of 450
Unframed.
Category
2010s Mel Ramos Art
Materials
Offset
Wonder Woman; 2014; Woodcut with acrylic; 44 x 30 inches; Edition of 30
By Mel Ramos
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mel Ramos
"Wonder Woman"
2014
Woodcut with acrylic
44 x 30 inches
Edition of 30
Mint Condition, Never Framed!
Our favorite Action Hero! Perfect artwork for the Action Movie lover!
Category
2010s Mel Ramos Art
Materials
Woodcut
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GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer:
Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters.
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Cocacola
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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.