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Lot 191
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Mel Ramos

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Mel Ramos
  • Marquet's Mannequin
  • signed and dated 79
  • watercolour and pencil on paper
  • image: 58.6 by 40.4cm.; 23 1/8 by 16in.
  • sheet: 76.8 by 57cm.; 30 5/8 by 22 1/2 in.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Sale: Christie’s, London, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 9 November 2005, Lot 336
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Literature

Donald Kuspit and Louis Meisel, Mel Ramos: Pop Art Fantasies, The Complete Paintings, New York, 2004, p. 218, no. A79-1, illustrated in colour

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is hinged to the mount at the top corners. All four edges of the sheet are deckled. There are a few spots of foxing on the lower left corner, and there is light mount staining visible when unframed.
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