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Ed Mell
Ed Mell, This Palomino Ain't No Pal of Mine, Giant Size, 54 x 36 in , Special Ed

$15,500
£11,613.22
€13,536.71
CA$21,816.52
A$22,206.96
CHF 12,640.63
MX$268,054.58
NOK 147,396.68
SEK 149,173.88
DKK 101,194.53

About the Item

This Palomino Ain’t No Pal of Mine 1982 Giant Size, Special Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print Original Pencil Signature, Signed Lower Right Made in collaboration with Ed Mell Edition of Five IMAGE size: 54 x 36 inches, PAPER SIZE: 61 x 42 inches The print is UNFRAMED. "EXTREMELY RARE" Original painting published in "Beyond the Visible Terrain: The Art of Ed Mell" THE PASSING OF ED MELL IN FEBRUARY 2024 HAS CREATED VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO ORIGINAL SIGNED PRINTS. ALL FUTURE SALES OF ED MELL PRINTS WILL HAVE THE ESTATE SIGNATURE WITH AN EMBOSSED EMBLEM. IN SOME INSTANCES THERE WILL BE SIGNED ORIGINAL PRINTS WHICH WILL BE AT AN ADDITIONAL PREMIUM PRICE. WE WILL MAKE NOTE ON EACH OFFERING AS TO BEING ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OR ESTATE SIGNED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING, COLLIER GALLERY WE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE FRAME MAKER FOR ED MELL ARTWORKS FOR OVER 45 YEARS. WE OFFER THE ED MELL SIGNATURE FRAME WITH "EMBOSSED ED MELL SIGNATURE" IN SEVERAL CUSTOM DESIGNED PROFILES. UNLESS THE FRAME HAS HIS SIGNATURE IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL ED MELL FRAME. Ed Mell Biography 1942-2024 Born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1942, Ed Mell started drawing as soon as he could hold a pencil. Influenced by his older brother Frank’s drawings of World War II combat aircraft and soldiers, Mell found his own hobby designing model automobiles. His interest in automobiles continued into high school, where Mell could usually be found drawing one of his friend’s cars or watching car commercials for future drawing ideas.Graduating from Phoenix Junior College with an Associated Arts Degree, he enrolled in The Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles to pursue his interest in illustration. During his four years of study there Mell broadened his artistic technique and learned to express his artistic conviction. In November, 1967, he accepted a position as a junior art director at Kenyon and Eckhardt, a major New York advertising firm. However, in only 10 months Mell found that the advertising world smothered his creativity. Considering a move back to Los Angeles, he called an old friend, Skip Andrews, who assured him that work there was scarce, and that he himself was planning to move to New York. A few months later Mell and Andrews established their own illustration firm, which they named Sagebrush Studios. Sagebrush Studios became an immediate success, with major corporate clients such as Cheerios and RCA, and illustrations appearing in Esquire and Psychology Today. But success had its price, and within three years the Arizona native was struggling with the fast-paced New York lifestyle and pressures of the advertising business. Mell jumped at the opportunity to teach summer classes in silk screening and drawing on the Hopi Reservation at Hotevilla, Arizona. When the summer session was complete, he took a hard look at his future and decided to get back to his Arizona roots. A few months later he and Andrews closed Sagebrush Studios. Returning to Phoenix, Mell and his younger brother decided to open their own illustration business. But the Phoenix market for illustration was in less demand than Mell was used to, so during breaks he began sketching landscapes using colored pencils. Colored pencils slowly turned into paints and by 1978 he had made the transition from commercial artist to landscape painter. Throughout the years, Mell has constantly changed the subjects he depicts and the techniquess to capture them. Beginning specifically with southwest landscapes, he has moved to other southwestern subjets including cowboys, horses, longhorn cattle and cactuses. Although best known for his oil paintings, he also developed an avid body of collectors for his bronze sculptures. Collectors are often left with a unique visual impression when they witness first-hand the tangling of reality with imagination. Ed Mell has won numerous awards and honors. His art has been exhibited in nine museum shows, including the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Mesa Southwest Museum, and the Rockwell-Corning Museum of Modern Art. More than 40 corporate and private collections have acquired his paintings and sculptures, and his life as an artist has been chronicled in major art publications. His biography, "Beyond the Visible Terrain: The Art of Ed Mell," was published in l996. His art also has been featured prominently in "Leading the West: 100 Contemporary Painters & Sculptors" and "Place of Spirit: Canyon de Chelly, 100 Years of Painting and Photography. Corporate Collections Atlantic-Richfield Corporation, Los Angeles, California Bank One, Phoenix, Arizona Loew's Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona Mountain Bell, Denver, Colorado Tri-Star Pictures, Hollywood, California U-Haul Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona Public Collections City of Glendale, Glendale, Arizona City of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona Kartchner Caverns, Southern Arizona Private Collections Forbes Collection Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Babbitt, Washington, DC Craig & Barbara Barrett, Phoenix, Arizona Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Coors, Golden, Arizona Stephane Janssen, Scottsdale, Arizona Arnold Schwarzenegger, Los Angeles, California Diane Keaton, Beverly Hills, California Collier Gallery, Phoenix Arizona The Museum of Contemporary Art, in Denver, Colorado Booth Western Art Museum Autry Museum of the American West
  • Creator:
    Ed Mell (1942, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 54 in (137.16 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2623217014292

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