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Mel Ramos Figurative Paintings

American, 1935-2018
Mel Ramos’s provocative, humorous paintings mix idealized nude women with the imagery of popular culture—Coca Cola bottles, movie posters, and the like. A prolific artist from his emergence in the 1960s onward, Ramos has often based his nudes on the female celebrities of the day, from Marilyn Monroe to Scarlett Johansson. His style references the sensuality and glossy flatness of pin-ups and Playboy spreads and has drawn the ire of feminists and art critics alike, despite Ramos’s assertion that his works are “apolitical”. Though clearly aligned with Pop art in his appropriation of imagery from mass media and consumer products, Ramos calls his practice rooted in Surrealism and its emphasis on “absurd conjunctions”—in his case, a beautiful nude woman emerging from a Snickers wrapper or lounging seductively in a banana split.
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Artist: Mel Ramos
O from the Hollywood Suite, Pop Art Painting by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: O from the Hollywood Suite Year: 2009 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 39.5 in. x 30 in. (100.33 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame S...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mel Ramos Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Leta and the Hill Myna
By Mel Ramos
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Leta and the Hill Myna" is a painting by American Pop artist Mel Ramos. The work is signed verso "Mel Ramos". Mel Ramos is a California based Pop artist best known for his paintings of superheroes and female nudes, including Marilyn Monroe and Scarlet Johansson, with pop culture imagery. Many of his subjects emerge from Chiquita bananas...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Mel Ramos Figurative Paintings

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Mel Ramos figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Mel Ramos figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mel Ramos in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Mel Ramos figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 52 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Coby Whitmore, Mark Kostabi, and Keith Carrington. Mel Ramos figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $315,000 and tops out at $575,000, while the average work can sell for $445,000.