(Sacramento/California 1935–2018 Oakland/California)
Complete thematic collection of the 27 prints with the motif combination of female nude and animal, 1969–2016, the collection comprises 20 lithographs, 3 serigraphs, 2 etchings, 1 granolitograph and 1 offset lithograph, each print signed and partly dated, each one is framed (27)

The collection comprises all prints with the combination of female nude and animals, recorded in the definitive catalogue raisonné of original prints edited by Galerie Ernst Hilger and the Estate of Mel Ramos in 2019. Also included is the offset lithograph “White Pelican”, 1969, which is not recorded in the catalogue raisonné. A very rare, in this compilation and excellent condition probably unique collection.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany

Literature:
Mel Ramos. Definitive catalogue raisonné of original prints. Edited
by Galerie Ernst Hilger and The Estate of Mel Ramos,
Verlag für moderne Kunst/Vienna 2019



“Leta and the swan”, 1969, 11 lithographs in colours, printed and published by Collector’s Press/San Francisco, an original portfolio box is added, the suite comprises:

“Leta and the swan” signed and dated, inscribed CPAP III, Hilger GL 1-69
“Anne and the Auk”, signed and dated on the reverse, inscribed CPAP I, Hilger GL 2-69
“Dove Tale”, signed and dated on the reverse, inscribed Artist Proof IV, Hilger GL 3-69
“Pelicana”, signed and dated on the reverse, inscribed Artist Proof III, Hilger GL 4-69
“Toucan better than one”, signed and dated, inscribed CPAP III, Hilger GL 5-69
“Eagle Beaver”, signed and dated, inscribed Artist Proof III, Hilger GL 6-69
“Balled Eagle”, signed and dated on the reverse, inscribed Artist Proof I, Hilger GL 7-69
“Fly Catcher”, signed and dated, inscribed CPAP IV, Hilger GL 8-69
“Judy and the Jaeger”, signed and dated on the reverse, inscribed CPAP IV, Hilger GL 9-69
“Raisin Rita”, signed and dated, inscribed CPAP III, Hilger GL 10-69
“Currasow”, signed and dated on the reverse, numbered 84/100, Hilger GL 11-69

“Ocelot”, 1969, lithograph in colours, signed and dated, inscribed Artist Proof, printed by Mourlot/New York and published by Reese Palley Gallery/New York, Hilger GL 12-69

“Gerunek”,1969, lithograph in colours, signed and dated, numbered 13/98, printed by Mourlot/New York and published by Reese Paley Gallery/New York, Hilger GL 13-69

“Chimpanzee”, 1969, Lithograph in colours, signed and dated, inscribed Mourlot Proof, printed by Mourlot/New York and published by Reese Palley Gallery/New York, Hilger GL 14-69

“White Pelican”, 1969, offset lithograph in colours, signed, numbered, published by Synergisms/San Francisco with the typographic print at the lower edge, not recorded by Hilger

“Llama”, 1970, lithograph in colours, signed and dated, numbered 24/30, printed by Anthony Stoeveken and published by USF Graphic Workshop/San Francisco, Hilger GL 1-70

“Browned Bare”, 1970, lithograph in colours, signed and dated, numbered 14/125, printed by Mourlot/New York and published by Richard Feigen Graphics/New York, Hilger GL 2-70

“Rhinoceros”, 1970, lithograph in colours, signed and dated, numbered 23/30, printed by Anthony Stoeveken and published by USF Graphic Workshop/San Francisco, Hilger GL 3-70

“Chimpanzee”, 1971, serigraph in colours, signed and dated, numbered 61/125, printed and published by Licht Editions/New York, Hilger GS 1-71

“Leo”, 1971, serigraph in colours, signed, printed and published by Licht Editions/NewYork, Hilger GS 2-71

“Manet’s Olympia”, 1974, granolithograph in colours, signed, dated and dedicated, printed by Lichtdruck AG/Zurich and published by Tony Matthews, Hilger GG 1-74

“Zebra”, 1981, lithograph in colours, signed, numbered 142/250, printed by Atelier Dumas/New York and published by Jackie Fine Arts/New York, Hilger GL 3-81

“Velasquez Version”, 1981, lithograph in colour, signed, numbered 246/250, printed by Atelier Dumas/New York and published by Jackie Fine Arts/New York, Hilger GL 1-81

“Giant Panda”, 2012, serigraph in colours, signed, numbered 56/199, printed by Stamperia Carini di San Giovanni Valdarno and published by Galerie Ernst Hilger/Vienna, Hilger GS 4-12

“Elephant Seal”, 2013, serigraph in colours, signed, numbered 90/199, printed by Stamperia Carini die San Giovanni Valdarno and published by Galerie Ernst Hilger/Vienna, Hilger GS 1-13

“Leta on Durer’s Rhino”, 2016, Etching with uv-cured acrylic ink, signed, numbered 15/22, printed by Tallula Terryl and Nicholas Price, published by Magnolia Editions/Oakland CA, Hilger GR 1-16

“Leta on Durer’s Rhino”, 2016, Etching with UV-cured acrylic ink, signed, numbered V/XVII, printed by Tallulah Terryl and Nicholas Price, published by Magnolia Editions/Oakland CA, Hilger GR 2-16