Lot 383 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Unfinished Painting #4
Mel Ramos · watercolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£16,000 hammer ≈ $24,379–$32,505
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 16 October 2007
- Dimensions
- 30 x 22in. (76.2 x 55.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5521257
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5521257 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5521257
Mel Ramos, Unfinished Painting #4. Christie's, 16 Oct 2007, lot 383. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5521257.
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Mel Ramos, Unfinished Painting #4. Christie's, 16 Oct 2007, lot 383. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5521257.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · Oct 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows | Christian Boltanski | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| I am an American | Zhao Gang | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Personaggio | Enrico Baj | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Studio per ne songe plus á fuir | Matta | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Perdere la bussola | Alighiero Boetti | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| I vedenti | Alighiero Boetti | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Ramos | Ali McGraw, 1970 | $47,812 | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | |
| Mel Ramos | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2021 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Colgate | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Lola Cola | Sotheby's, Oct 2005 | ||
| Mel Ramos | mel ramos | chiquita banana | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Chiquita | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Mel Ramos: Boxed Suite. Leta and the Swan (11-part) | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Mel Ramos | Tree-O #3 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 |
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.