Mel Ramos’s Lola Cola from 1967 playfully demonstrates a singularly tantalizing object of desire and consumption (estimate $400/600,000). The nude female heroine oozes a confident air of sexuality by casually resting her elbows above a Coca-Cola sign that serves a dual purpose of obscuring her lower torso while also acting as a prop for her to clasp her hands together inquisitively at her shoulders, directly engaging the viewer. This undeniable mixture of humor and eroticism found across the work’s sweeping canvas indicates the maturity of Ramos' most prized subject: the erotic female heroine. By exposing the material desires of post-war consumerism through the humanization of products, Ramos thoughtfully examines the nature of eroticism on a highly personal as well as a universal level.