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Mel Ramos

American • b. 1935

Biography

Mel Ramos is an American Pop artist best known for his paintings of female nudes alongside brand logos. His depictions of women with everyday products celebrate aspects of popular culture represented in mass media and advertising. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, Ramos was inspired by comic books and grew up drawing cartoons and characters from their pages. The artist's works, including paintings, prints and works on paper, feature in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, among others.

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Ramos studied art at Sacramento State College under the tutelage of his mentor and friend, Wayne Thiebaud. He still resides in Sacramento, California today.
Ramos' wife Leta, who he married in 1955, was the model in his early nude paintings.

"Picasso is so full of shit."

Past Lots

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Mel Ramos
Bob
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $6,096
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Mel Ramos
Oakland: Ode to Moe (Palm Trees) (T. 81-105)
Estimate $800 - 1,000
Sold for $2,540
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Mel Ramos
Dita
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
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Mel Ramos
Peek-a-Boo Marilyn #1; Martini Miss #2; Lola Cola #4; Candy II - Snickers; Tobacco Rhoda; and Lola Cola #1
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,255
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92No Reserve
Mel Ramos
Devil Doll (H. p. 56)
Estimate $700 - 1,000
Sold for $762
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Mel Ramos
Lola Cola
Estimate $500 - 1,000
Sold for $3,302
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315No Reserve
Mel Ramos
Zebra (H. 88)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $2,286
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Mel Ramos
Tobacco Rhoda, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (H. 41)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $3,024
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Mel Ramos
Donut Doll: The Lost Painting of 1965 #42
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $151,200
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Mel Ramos
Miss Comfort Creme, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume III (H. 42)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,780
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Mel Ramos
Miss Comfort Cream, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume III
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,000
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Mel Ramos
Miss Great American Hotdog (Project for Playboy Magazine)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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324
Mel Ramos
Cacciucco Coco Pazzo New York City
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $875
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Mel Ramos
Tiger Girl from One Cent Life
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $625
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Mel Ramos
The Princess
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £350,000
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Mel Ramos
Leta and the Swan
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,875
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231
Mel Ramos
Tobacco Rhoda, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,125
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Mel Ramos
Chic, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,375
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Mel Ramos
Tabacco Rhoda, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $5,000
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Mel Ramos
Miss Fruit Salad
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $3,250
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Mel Ramos
Antelope
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,250
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139
Mel Ramos
Mädchen
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
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230
Mel Ramos
Miss Great American Hotdog (Project for Playboy Magazine)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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Mel Ramos
The Pause that Refreshes
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £60,000
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