Mel RAMOS (1935 - 2018), Woman in front of the mirror

Lithograph, Arches France Infinity paper, dimensions: 28 x 40 cm clear passe-partout, 60 x 48 cm framed passe-partout, limited edition, hand numbered in pencil 148/500, signed from the plate under the copmosition "MelRamos", dry seal of the publisher George Israel Editeur. Original certificate.
Mel Ramos - American artist associated with the Pop Art movement, known for his bold and colorful paintings that combine the aesthetics of commercial advertising with figurative painting. His works often depict idealized images of the female body, ironically juxtaposing them with elements of pop culture.
He mainly created works depicting girls, so-called pin-up girls from popular magazines, with exaggerated advertising slogans or merchandise labels. He also creates modernized parodies of works by old masters, in which tradition-honored scenes are "played out" by models with contemporary props. His work is placed between Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.
The composition Young Girl Before a Mirror is one example of Ramos' work, which shows a fascination with both classical painting and modern approaches to the aesthetics of the body. The painting is a dialogue with an icon of 20th century art - Pablo Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror. Ramos reinterprets the subject, creating a work that is full of eroticism, but at the same time fits into the aesthetics of advertisements and posters.
The work is part of Ramos' oeuvre, which balances between homage to tradition and criticism of contemporary values. His paintings, including Young Girl in Front of the Mirror, are both visually appealing and intellectually provocative, making them an important part of the pop art canon.