Mel Ramos
American, 1935–2018
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Bio
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 …
High auction record
£1.1m, Sotheby's, 2012
Notable works
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Walrus, 1967Contact for Price
"POP ART USA", 1963, Exhibition Catalogue, Oakland Art Museum/California College of Arts & Crafts, 1963$300
Unfinished Painting #5, 1998€50,000 - 75,000
The Drawing Lesson #1, 1986-1987Contact for Price
Nude Descending a Staircase, 1989Contact for Price
Nude Descending a Staircase, 2004Contact for Price
Giant Panda, 1971Contact for Price
Femme, 2009Contact for Price
Plenti-Grand Odalisque, 1973Contact for Price
Lucky Lulu Blonde, 1965Contact for Price
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
MCA Chicago
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 2 more
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
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Works for sale
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Mel RamosTransfiguration of Galatea #3, 2000Contact for Price- Mel RamosLucky Lulu Blonde, 1965Contact for Price
- Mel RamosThe Drawing Lesson #1, 1986-1987Contact for Price
- Mel RamosNude Descending a Staircase, 1989Contact for Price
- Mel RamosPlenti-Grand Odalisque, 1973Contact for Price
- Mel RamosGiant Panda, 1971Contact for Price
Mel RamosThe Drawing Lesson #9, 1998Contact for Price
Mel RamosChiquita Banana, 2007€300,000 - 400,000
Mel RamosCandy #2, 2014€30,000 - 40,000
Mel RamosMiss Spudnut, 1965-2014€500,000 - 750,000
Mel RamosPucci Pants, 2015Contact for Price
Mel RamosSuzy Soup, 2010$5,000 - 7,500
Mel RamosHave a Havana 9 PLATINUM, 2014$12,000
Mel RamosMobilcom-St. Paulie II, 2003Contact for Price
Mel RamosCandy #1, 2014$40,000 - 50,000
Mel RamosHawkman, 2015$4,600
Mel RamosWonder Woman, 1981$2,500
Mel RamosPucci Pants, 2015Contact for Price
Mel RamosMaidenform Molly, 2014$4,000
Mel RamosLola Cola, 1972$5,000
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