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Mel Ramos

Lot 8
Sweet Odalisque, 1994
Watercolor

23.9 x 40.4 in (60.6 x 102.6 cm)
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Lot 8
Sweet Odalisque, 1994
Watercolor
23.9 x 40.4 in (60.6 x 102.6 cm)
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
Auction: today

Ketterer Kunst GmbH & Co KG

City: Munich
Auction: Mar 15, 2025 03:03 PM
Auction number: 565
Auction name: Online Sale
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Lot Details
Watercolor. Signed and dated in the lower right. On firm Arches France wove paper (with watermark and embossing stamp). 60.6 x 102.6 cm. , size of sheet.
From the series "The lost paintings of 1965", number 5. [MH].

• One of the very few portrayals of Claudia Schiffer by the artist.
• For Ramos, the female nude is the epitome of beauty.
• The artist draws his motifs from the imagery of comics and advertisements.
• Alongside Warhol, Lichtenstein and Rosenquist, Ramos is considered one of the main representatives of Pop Art.
Mel Ramos. The Lost Paintings of 1965, Modernism, San Francisco, January 18-February 2, 1996, cat. no. MR 77. Mel Ramos.Neue Arbeiten. Bilder, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen “The unfinished paintings” and “The last paintings of 1965”, Galerie Levy, Hamburg / Galerie Ulrich Gering, Frankfurt a. M. / Art Cologne, Galerie Levy, Cologne / Galerie Levy, Hamburg / Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, May-February 1996/97
Private collection Bavaria (since 1996, acquired directly from the artist)
In very good condition. Minimal studio marks in the lower margin.
Lot Details
Watercolor. Signed and dated in the lower right. On firm Arches France wove paper (with watermark and embossing stamp). 60.6 x 102.6 cm. , size of sheet.
From the series "The lost paintings of 1965", number 5. [MH].

• One of the very few portrayals of Claudia Schiffer by the artist.
• For Ramos, the female nude is the epitome of beauty.
• The artist draws his motifs from the imagery of comics and advertisements.
• Alongside Warhol, Lichtenstein and Rosenquist, Ramos is considered one of the main representatives of Pop Art.
Mel Ramos. The Lost Paintings of 1965, Modernism, San Francisco, January 18-February 2, 1996, cat. no. MR 77. Mel Ramos.Neue Arbeiten. Bilder, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen “The unfinished paintings” and “The last paintings of 1965”, Galerie Levy, Hamburg / Galerie Ulrich Gering, Frankfurt a. M. / Art Cologne, Galerie Levy, Cologne / Galerie Levy, Hamburg / Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna, May-February 1996/97
Private collection Bavaria (since 1996, acquired directly from the artist)
In very good condition. Minimal studio marks in the lower margin.
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