Candy
Type:Print/graphic art
Year:1981
Size:24.50" x 20.00"
Medium:Lithograph
Signed:Lower Right
Edition:Edition of 250
Notes:
Title: Candy Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 24.5 x 20 inches
Mel (Melvin John) Ramos ART FOR SALE
1935 Sacramento, California - 2018 Oakland, California. Known for: Super flashy nude, pop icon painting, superheroes.
"Mel Ramos, Painter of Female Nudes and Comic Heroes, Dies at 83," Obituary, The New York Times, by Neil Genzlinger, October 31, 2018. Mel Ramos, whose many paintings featuring realistically depicted... Read full biography
"Mel Ramos, Painter of Female Nudes and Comic Heroes, Dies at 83," Obituary, The New York Times, by Neil Genzlinger, October 31, 2018. Mel Ramos, whose many paintings featuring realistically depicted nude or under-dressed women often left critics divided over whether they were clever Pop Art or... Read full biography
"Mel Ramos, Painter of Female Nudes and Comic Heroes, Dies at 83," Obituary, The New York Times, by Neil Genzlinger, October 31, 2018. Mel Ramos, whose many paintings featuring realistically depicted nude or under-dressed women often left critics divided over whether they were clever Pop Art or something more akin to smut, died on Oct. 14 in Oakland, Calif. He was 83. The cause was heart failure, his daughter, Rochelle Leininger, said. Mr. Ramos had other areas of artistic interest — he did a... Read full biography
"Mel Ramos, Painter of Female Nudes and Comic Heroes, Dies at 83," Obituary, The New York Times, by Neil Genzlinger, October 31, 2018. Mel Ramos, whose many paintings featuring realistically depicted nude or under-dressed women often left critics divided over whether they were clever Pop Art or something more akin to smut, died on Oct. 14 in Oakland, Calif. He was 83. The cause was heart failure, his daughter, Rochelle Leininger, said. 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... Read full biography
"Mel Ramos, Painter of Female Nudes and Comic Heroes, Dies at 83," Obituary, The New York Times, by Neil Genzlinger, October 31, 2018. Mel Ramos, whose many paintings featuring realistically depicted nude or under-dressed women often left critics divided over whether they were clever Pop Art or something more akin to smut, died on Oct. 14 in Oakland, Calif. He was 83. The cause was heart failure, his daughter, Rochelle Leininger, said. 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 wome... Read full biography
Mel (Melvin John) Ramos - Art for Sale (3 available)
O from the Hollywood Suite
Type:Painting
Year:2009
Size:39.50" x 30.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: O from the Hollywood Suite Year: 2009 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 39.5 in. x 30 in. (100.33 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 41.25 x 31.25
Y from the Hollywood Suite
Type:Painting
Year:2009
Size:39.50" x 30.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Y from the Hollywood Suite Year: 2009 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 39.5 in. x 30 in. (100.33 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 41.25 x 31.25