Mel Ramos

Ursula Niggemann, Düsseldorf (acquired from the artist)
Acquired by the present owner from the above in June 1975

Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Sammlung Helga und Walther Lauffs - Amerikanische und europäische Kunst der sechziger und siebziger Jahre, November 1983 - April 1984, cat. no. 278

Donald Kuspit & Louis K. Meisel, Mel Ramos: Pop-Art Fantasies, The Complete Paintings, New York, 2004, p. 151, illustrated in color

This work appears in generally excellent overall condition. The surface appears clean and the canvas well stretched. There are no apparent condition problems with this work. There is no evidence of restoration visible under UV light. Framed in a silver metal frame.
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"The glossy, curvaceous nudes inspired by girlie magazines hare pretend to be great nudes of art history. Ye, these nudes and not polite and pretty, but rather epitomize the brash and blatant glamour of the twentieth century."
Donald Kuspit