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Mel Ramos
Sweet Odalisque, 1994.
Watercolor
Starting bid: € 23,000 / $ 23,690
Sweet Odalisque. 1994.
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 (23.8 x 40.3 in), 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
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Bavaria (since 1996, acquired directly from the artist).

EXHIBITION: 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.

In very good condition. Minimal studio marks in the lower margin.