Art
"Toblerone Tess" by Mel Ramos
- Item Number
- 67
- Estimated Value
- 5000 USD
- Opening Bid
- 3000 USD
Item Description
Mel Ramos
Toblerone Tess, #158/199, 2007
Signed and numbered limited edition lithograph 22 3/4 x 37 in.
Reserve: $3,000 | Estimated Value: $4,000-$11,000
Appraised in 2008 for $3,000.
Color lithograph, 22 3/8 × 37 in., from an edition of 199, each signed in pencil ‘Mel Ramos’ with a blindstamp in the margin.
About the artist: Mel Ramos (July 24, 1935- October 14, 2018) was an American Contemporary artist specializing most often in paintings of female nudes. The artist’s coupling of women with familiar products like martini glasses and bananas serves as a commentary on the ways that capitalism has employed the female body. “I make sure that my pictures are not too erotic and that they always have a trace of humor,” he said of his work. “I make sure they are ‘in good taste.’ Either you understand it or not.” Ramos, like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, found inspiration through comic books growing up and later pinup posters. He went on to study art at Sacramento State College where he earned BA and MA degrees. His works are part of the collections at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, among others.
Item Special Note
From the Estate of Jonathan V. Guloyan
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