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Mel Ramos
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 GBP
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Description
- Mel Ramos
- Pucci Pants
- oil on canvas and masonite
- 147.3 by 125.7cm.
- 58 by 49 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1966.
Provenance
Collection of the artist
Studio Trisorio, Naples
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1985
Studio Trisorio, Naples
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1985
Exhibited
Oakland, California, Oakland Museum, Ramos: A Retrospective Survey, 1977, no. 26
Waltham, Massachusetts, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Mel Ramos: A Twenty-Year Survey, 1980, no. 33
Waltham, Massachusetts, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Mel Ramos: A Twenty-Year Survey, 1980, no. 33
Literature
Elizabeth Claridge, The Girls of Mel Ramos, Chicago 1975, p. 107, illustrated in colour
Thomas Levy, Ed., Mel Ramos: Heroines, Goddesses, Beauty Queens, Bielefeld 2002, p. 113, illustrated in colour
Donald Kuspit and Louis K. Meisel, Mel Ramos: Pop Art Fantasies, The Complete Paintings, New York 2004, p. 125, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the background is a deeper and richer mustard colour in the original. The catalogue illustration fails to convey the three-dimensionality of the figure's outfit.
Condition: This work is in good condition. There are a few scattered areas of craquelure towards the top left corner, and side edge, in the upper right corner towards the top edge and side edge and at intervals along the lower edge. There are scattered fly-spots to the right of her neck, to the right of her right arm and towards the centre right edge and scattered throughout her outfit. There is intermittent rubbing and a few minute losses in the lower halves of both legs, and a horizontal rub mark to the left of her right hand. Examined under ultraviolet light there is evidence of retouching at the corner tips of the lower legs and scattered areas that flouresce but are believed to be the result of the inconsistent layer of varnish.
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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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."