Man of Steel
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MEL RAMOS (1935-2018)
Man of Steel
signed and titled '"MAN OF STEEL" BY MEL RAMOS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
50 x 43 7/8 in. (127 x 111 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Man of Steel
signed and titled '"MAN OF STEEL" BY MEL RAMOS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
50 x 43 7/8 in. (127 x 111 cm.)
Painted in 1962.
Provenance
Ralph Goings, Sacramento, acquired directly from the artist
Private collection, New York
By descent from the above to the present owner
Private collection, New York
By descent from the above to the present owner
Literature
M. Livingstone, Pop Art: A Continuing History, London, 1990, p. 72, no. 96 (illustrated)
D. Kuspit and L. Meisel, Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings, New York, 2004, p.33 (illustrated).
T. Levy, ed., Mel Ramos: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings 1953-2015, Bielefeld, 2016, p. 171, no. 62-10 (illustrated).
D. Kuspit and L. Meisel, Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings, New York, 2004, p.33 (illustrated).
T. Levy, ed., Mel Ramos: Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings 1953-2015, Bielefeld, 2016, p. 171, no. 62-10 (illustrated).
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