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Mel Ramos
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Mel Ramos
- Untitled (Hav-a-Havana)
- incised with the artist's signature and number 1/6 on the reverse
- painted polychromatic resin
- 29 by 79 1/2 by 32 1/2 in. 73.7 by 201.9 by 82.6 cm.
- Executed in 2006, this work is number 1 from an edition of 6.
Provenance
Meridian Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
Literature
Otto Letze, Mel Ramos: 50 Years of Pop Art, Ostfildern 2010, pp. 260-261, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. All elements are intact. There are scattered faint surface scratches throughout and evidence of light scattered handling marks to the female figure. Under close inspection there are hairline surface cracks at both armpits and a 2 ½ hairline crack at the right hipbone of the figure. There are two minor pigment losses to the outer right edge of the cut end of the cigar.
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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.
Catalogue Note
"Unlike the women in Roy Lichtenstein’s paintings, Mr. Ramos’s sirens were not just enlarged, slightly modified copies of comic-book images. His innovation was to model their bodies on those of real women — movie stars like Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe or anonymous magazine models. So despite their nonrealistic comic style, Mr. Ramos’s women had an erotic presence that comic-book women of the day never had."
Ken Johnson, "The Image is Erotic. But is it Art?" The New York Times, 20 January 2009, p. AR30