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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $56,364–$84,545
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Erotic: Passion & Desire, London · 15 February 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4636627
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Ramos, h. upmann. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2018, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4636627.
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Mel Ramos, h. upmann. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2018, lot 8. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4636627.
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From the same sale Erotic: Passion & Desire · Feb 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| beauté | Henri Martin | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| reaching for the stars | Luis Ricardo Falero | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| alternative fictions | Terry Rodgers | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| the sluggard | Frederic, Lord Leighton, Pra | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| colima seated ithyphallic figure, comala style | | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| eric, 1980 | Robert Mapplethorpe | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Ramos | regard gérard | $93,750 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | |
| Mel Ramos | hav-a-havana | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Beaver Shot | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Miss Martini | Phillips, May 2015 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Galatea #9 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Donut Doll: The Lost Painting of 1965 #42 | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Mel Ramos | The Pause that Refreshes | Phillips, Jun 2015 | ||
| Mel Ramos | The Birth of Venus | Christie's, May 2007 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.