Lot 67
  • 67

Mel Ramos

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Mel Ramos
  • Tomato Catsup; A.C. Annie; Lola Cola; and Tobacco Red
  • signed, numberedĀ and dated; each are editions of 300, 2,500, 2,500 andĀ 5,000 respectively
  • colour lithographs
  • each sheet: approx. 780 by 640mm 30 3/4 by 25 1/4 in
Four offset lithographs printed in colours, 1971-1972, each signed in pencil, each dated apart from A.C. Annie, each numbered A.P. 7/300 (an artist's proof aside from the edition of 2500), 1951/2500, 1921/2500 and 1416/5000 respectively, on wove paper 

Condition

Tomato Catsup: The full sheet printed to the edges, in good condition apart from a small rubbed (skinned?) area towards lower right sheet edge with paper fibres, minor creasing and occasional rubbing at extreme sheet edges, verso with a paper split at centre at the left sheet edge, unframed. (The pink background with occasional printing imperfections). A.C. Annie: The full sheet printed to the edges, in good condition apart from sheet corners with minor creasing, sheet edges verso with pale paper discoloration, a minute accretion at right sheet at centre verso, unframed. Lola Cola: The full sheet printed to the edges, in good condition apart from minute creasing along lower sheet edge, unframed. (Two minute rubbed areas towards upper right corner - these are printing imperfections and not inherent to production). Tobacco Red: The full sheet printed to the edges, in good condition apart from a soft half-moon shaped handling mark at the centre right sheet edge (only visible upon close inspection), pale discoloration along right sheet edge verso, unframed.
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