Mel Ramos 1977 Signed Oakland Museum Limited Edition Lithograph

Artist Name: Mel Ramos

Title: Mel Ramos 1977 Signed Oakland Museum Limited Edition Lithograph – Pop Culture Icons Reimagined.

This limited edition lithograph, signed by renowned artist Mel Ramos in 1977, showcases his distinctive style and unique contribution to the Pop Art movement. Alongside iconic figures such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and James Rosenquist, Mel Ramos emerged as one of the leading West Coast Pop artists, challenging the artistic conventions of the time.

In the world of Pop Art, artists drew inspiration from popular culture and the mass media, reinterpreting comic book heroes, movie stars, and advertising in their work. Mel Ramos was at the forefront of this movement, creating figurative paintings that boldly embraced the imagery of popular culture with a touch of irony and detachment.

During a time when Abstract Expressionism reigned supreme, Pop Art values emerged as a direct opposition. Instead of abstraction, Pop Art embraced figuration, bringing recognizable images and subjects to the forefront. Ramos’s works featured crisp, hard edges, and flat, unmodulated colors, deviating from the heavily textured surfaces of the past. The result was a visually striking aesthetic that challenged traditional notions of fine art.

Notably, Pop artists like Mel Ramos incorporated art history itself as subject matter, blurring the lines between high and low culture. Through their self-referential approach, they explored the concept of “Art about Art,” offering a meta-commentary on the nature of artistic creation and consumption.

Year: 1977

Medium Type: Lithograph on Somerset paper

Size-Width | Size-Height:  21″ x 28½”

Signed | Edition Size: Signed pencil, dated and marked | 27/97

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Thirty-five years ago artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and James Rosenquist on the East Coast counted among their leading West Coast Pop counterparts Mel Ramos. All worked with imagery garnered from popular culture and the mass media. Comic book heroes, movie stars, and advertising served as the iconoclastic subject matter of these then radical figurative painters.

Pop Art values were directly oppositional to all that had been held sacred to the high art of the 1940’s and 50’s, when Abstract Expressionism was king. Instead of abstraction, there was figuration; instead of deeply crusted, heavily worked surfaces, there were crisp, hard edges and flat, unmodulated color; instead of angst there was ironic detachment.

Art history itself became subject matter, as Pop artists made “Art about Art,” art that was self-referential.

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Weight 4 lbs
Dimensions 38 × 6 × 6 in
Title

Mel Ramos 1977 Signed Oakland Museum Limited Edition Lithograph

Artist Name

Edition Type

Limited Edition

Print Type - Production Technique

Lithograph on Somerset paper

Style

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Dealer or Reseller

Edition Size

27/97

Date of Creation

Year

1977

Signed

signed in pencil

Item height

28.5

Item Width

21

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Mel Ramos 1977 Signed Oakland Museum Limited Edition Lithograph

Artist Name: Mel Ramos

Title: Mel Ramos 1977 Signed Oakland Museum Limited Edition Lithograph - Pop Culture Icons Reimagined.

This limited edition lithograph, signed by renowned artist Mel Ramos in 1977, showcases his distinctive style and unique contribution to the Pop Art movement. Alongside iconic figures such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and James Rosenquist, Mel Ramos emerged as one of the leading West Coast Pop artists, challenging the artistic conventions of the time.

In the world of Pop Art, artists drew inspiration from popular culture and the mass media, reinterpreting comic book heroes, movie stars, and advertising in their work. Mel Ramos was at the forefront of this movement, creating figurative paintings that boldly embraced the imagery of popular culture with a touch of irony and detachment.

During a time when Abstract Expressionism reigned supreme, Pop Art values emerged as a direct opposition. Instead of abstraction, Pop Art embraced figuration, bringing recognizable images and subjects to the forefront. Ramos's works featured crisp, hard edges, and flat, unmodulated colors, deviating from the heavily textured surfaces of the past. The result was a visually striking aesthetic that challenged traditional notions of fine art.

Notably, Pop artists like Mel Ramos incorporated art history itself as subject matter, blurring the lines between high and low culture. Through their self-referential approach, they explored the concept of "Art about Art," offering a meta-commentary on the nature of artistic creation and consumption.

Year: 1977

Medium Type: Lithograph on Somerset paper

Size-Width | Size-Height:  21" x 28½"

Signed | Edition Size: Signed pencil, dated and marked | 27/97

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