Treasures of California & Beyond Fine Auction
Sun, Sep 22, 2024 02:00PM EDT
Lot 203
Mel Ramos (American, 1935-2018)
Estimate: $600 - $800
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Mel Ramos (American, 1935-2018)
Mel Ramos (American, 1935-2018)
Curassow (S. 57), from Leta and the Swan Series, 1969
Photolithograph and color lithograph, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 5/100 on verso, published/printed by Collector's Press, San Francisco, with full margins, in good condition, framed.
22 x 28in. (56 x 71cm/sheet)
25 1/4 x 31in. (64 x 78.5cm/frame)
Mr. Ramos had other areas of artistic interest — he did a number of paintings of superheroes, for instance — but it was his works with female nudes that drew the most attention, and ire. There was Miss Grapefruit Festival (1964), with a nude woman sitting in a sea of grapefruits, the word “Sunkist” behind her. There was Monterey Jackie (1965), with a nude woman atop a block of cheese. He painted naked women on candy boxes and inside glassware; one embraced a cigar, another a ketchup bottle.
From the estate of a Marin County collector
Mel Ramos (American, 1935-2018)
Curassow (S. 57), from Leta and the Swan Series, 1969
Photolithograph and color lithograph, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 5/100 on verso, published/printed by Collector's Press, San Francisco, with full margins, in good condition, framed.
22 x 28in. (56 x 71cm/sheet)
25 1/4 x 31in. (64 x 78.5cm/frame)
Mr. Ramos had other areas of artistic interest — he did a number of paintings of superheroes, for instance — but it was his works with female nudes that drew the most attention, and ire. There was Miss Grapefruit Festival (1964), with a nude woman sitting in a sea of grapefruits, the word “Sunkist” behind her. There was Monterey Jackie (1965), with a nude woman atop a block of cheese. He painted naked women on candy boxes and inside glassware; one embraced a cigar, another a ketchup bottle.
From the estate of a Marin County collector
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