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Mel Ramos
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Mel Ramos
- The Transfiguration of Galatea #5
- signed and dated 2002 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 64 1/8 by 42 1/2 in. 163 by 108 cm.
Provenance
Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2007
Exhibited
San Francisco, Modernism, Mel Ramos: New Paintings & Works on Paper, November - December 2002
New York, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, May 2003
New York, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, November 2004
Hamburg, Thomas Levy Galerie, Mel Ramos: Retrospektive 1961-2007, November 2007
New York, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, May 2003
New York, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, November 2004
Hamburg, Thomas Levy Galerie, Mel Ramos: Retrospektive 1961-2007, November 2007
Literature
Thomas Levy, Mel Ramos – Heroines, Goddesses, Beauty Queens, Bielefeld, 2002, p. 227, illustrated
Donald Kuspit and Louis K. Meisel, Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings, New York, 2004, p. 160, illustrated
Donald Kuspit and Louis K. Meisel, Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings, New York, 2004, p. 160, illustrated
Condition
This work appears in excellent condition overall. The surface is clean and the canvas is well stretched. Under ultra violet light inspection, there is no apparent restoration, and there are no apparent condition problems with this work. Framed.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.