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Mel Ramos
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Biography
Melvin John Ramos (July 24, 1935 – October 14, 2018) was an American figurative painter, specializing most often in paintings of female nudes, whose work incorporates elements of realist and abstract art. Born in Sacramento, California, to a first generation Portuguese-Azorean immigrant family, he gained his popularity as part of the pop art movement of the 1960s. Ramos is "best known for his paintings of superheroes and voluptuous female nudes emerging from cornstalks or Chiquita bananas, popping up from candy wrappers or lounging in martini glasses". He was also a university art professor.
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Auction History
| Lot | Title | Year | House | Date | Estimate | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | This is Greta Garbo , watercolor, ink, paper | — | Polswiss Art | Jun 2025 | PLN 1,000,000–1,200,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 68 | Katie Jones , screen printing, canvas | — | Polswiss Art | Jun 2025 | PLN 6,000,000–10,000,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 911 | Brillo / Pasadena Museum of Art (later reprint) print on cardboard, printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 100–100 | PRO | Sold |
| 880 | Marilyn print, edited by Sunday B. Morning. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 350–350 | PRO | Sold |
| 879 | Marilyn print, edited by Sunday B. Morning. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 350–350 | PRO | Sold |
| 866 | Museo dell’Automobile Torino , Mastergraph, Milano. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 100–100 | PRO | Sold |
| 334 | Chanel n° 5 print, printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 250–250 | PRO | Sold |
| 333 | Chanel n° 5 print, printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 250–250 | PRO | Sold |
| 332 | Chanel n° 5 print, printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 250–250 | PRO | Sold |
| 331 | Chanel n° 5 print, printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | 250–250 | — | Unsold |
| 330 | Chanel n° 5 , printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 250–250 | PRO | Sold |
| 329 | Chanel n° 5 , printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | 250–250 | — | Unsold |
| 328 | Chanel n° 5 , printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 250–250 | PRO | Sold |
| 257 | Martini Art Gallery / Smartest things on the Rocks! , printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 100–100 | PRO | Sold |
| 256 | Martini Art Gallery / Is something special on the rocks! , printer unknown. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 100–100 | PRO | Sold |
| 154 | Perrier , Edité par la Vergeze, France. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Mar 2025 | EUR 150–150 | PRO | Sold |
| 753 | "The American Indian Series, Ace Gallery", 1976 in colours | — | Bruun Rasmussen | Dec 2024 | DKK 6,000–6,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 477 | From the portfolio "Hans Christian Andersen", 1987 in colours | — | Bruun Rasmussen | Dec 2024 | DKK 30,000–40,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 476 | From the portfolio "Hans Christian Andersen", 1987 in colours | — | Bruun Rasmussen | Dec 2024 | 30,000–40,000 | — | Unsold |
| 452 | Study for Eagle Beaver Colour pencil on paper | — | Polswiss Art | Nov 2024 | EUR 13,000–18,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 22 | FLOWERS, 1964 and silkscreen ink on canvas | — | Digard | Nov 2024 | 250,000–300,000 | — | Unsold |
| 21 | FLOWERS, 1964 and silkscreen ink on canvas | — | Digard | Nov 2024 | EUR 250,000–300,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 20 | Ladies and Gentleman Face on Arches paper ed. 74/125. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Nov 2024 | EUR 8,000–12,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 19 | Ladies and Gentleman on Arches paper ed. 74/125. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Nov 2024 | EUR 8,000–12,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 18 | Ladies and gentlemen ed. 146/150. | — | Aste Bolaffi S.p.A | Nov 2024 | EUR 8,000–12,000 | PRO | Sold |