1935-2018
Mel Ramos was an American figurative painter and printmaker, specialising most often in paintings of female nudes, whose work incorporates elements of realist and abstract art.
Ramos first produced prints in the 1960s with many of his prints being lithographs. As well as nudes alongside logos of famous products, Mel Ramos also produced prints of Superheroes and ladies in sixties’ fashion. Ramos also produced suites of prints of Marilyn Monroe.
