Mel Ramos (1935-2018). Ode to Moe, 1981. Watercolor on Arches paper. 21-1/2 x 29 inches (54.6 x 73.7 cm) (sight). Signed...

Description

Mel Ramos (1935-2018)
Ode to Moe, 1981
Watercolor on Arches paper
21-1/2 x 29 inches (54.6 x 73.7 cm) (sight)
Signed and dated lower center: Mel Ramos 81

PROVENANCE:
Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York;
Private collection, Tiburon, California, acquired from the above, 1980s.

EXHIBITED:
Allen Priebe Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, "Contemporary Images: Watercolor 1983," April 14-May 6, 1983.

LITERATURE:
D. Kuspit and L. Meisel, Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings, Watson-Guptil, 2004, p. 219.


More information about Mel Ramos. See also: Ramos, Mel, Ramos, Melvin John Artist.



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