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Love, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Liberty Head, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Flower Vase, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Flower Vase, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Flower Pot and Window, Acrylic Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Flower Pot and Window
Year: 1986
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r.
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Frame: 18 x 22 inches
Category
1980s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 18 in. W 20 in. D 2 in.
Original Acrylic/oil on Canvas Peter Max Painting w/ Provenance Delta Liberty
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
Peter Max, born 1937, is an American-German pop artist, his work is usually associated with the art culture from the 1960s. Max has a series of the Statue of Liberty painted. Here is...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Flag, Acrylic and Collage by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Flag (Pink)
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic and Collage on Paper, Signed
Size: 11 in. x 8.5 in. (27.94 cm x 21.59 cm)
Frame Size: 20 x...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 20 in. W 17 in.
"Umbrella Man" Acrylic and Collage by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Umbrella Man II
Year: circa 2000
Medium: Acrylic and Collage on Paper, Signed
Size: 11 in. x 8.5 in. (27.94 cm x 21.59 cm)
Frame...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 24 in. W 21 in.
"Heart", 2009, Acrylic and Collage by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Heart
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic and Collage on Paper, Signed
Size: 11 in. x 8.5 in. (27.94 cm x 21.59 cm)
Frame: 17.5 x 15 inches
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 17.5 in. W 15 in.
Neo Head, Large Peter Max painting 1994
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Neo Head
Year: 1994
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 72 x 60 inches (frame larger)
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 72 in. W 60 in.
Moonwalk, Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
H 36 in. W 24 in.
Better World, Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Liberty Head, Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Flower Blossom Lady", 2009, Acrylic and Collage by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Flower Blossom Lady
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic and Collage on Paper, Signed
Size: 11 in. x 8.5 in. (27.94 cm x 21.59 cm)
Frame S...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lady Profile, Original Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Friends On Blends, Original Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Sage W/Umbrella & Cane/Blends, Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
Sailboat East On Blends, Orig Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Heart On Blends II, Original Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Blushing Beauty On Blends III, Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Sage In Wind (B&W Series), Orig Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic & Colored Pencil on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2004. Paper Size: 8.75" x 7." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matte...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Cosmic Flyer With Sun on Blends, Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
Liberty Head On Blends III, Orig Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Tip Toe Floating On Blends, Orig Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Flag With Heart On Blends, Orig Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
Original Mixed Media (Acrylic on Lithograph) Painting on archival paper, 2008. Paper Size: 12.75" x 10." Signed in Acrylic. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. This is an o...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
Peter Max Original Painting Signed Rare Framed Vibrant Red Pink Woman Interior
By Peter Max
Located in Buffalo, NY
This is a one of a kind large unique painting by Peter Max which depicts a woman posed by a couch.
This is a fully finished composition where every inch of the canvas was addressed ...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Nelson Mandela, Pop Art Portrait by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Nelson Mandela 1
Year: 2001
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Signed
Size: 18 x 16 inches
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 18 in. W 16 in.
Nelson Mandela, Pop Art Portrait by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Nelson Mandela
Year: 2001
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Signed u.l.
Size: 18 x 16 inches
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 18 in. W 16 in.
Peter Max Original Acrylic "The Profile" Painting on Paper in Red, Blue & Green
By Peter Max
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a signed original 20th century acrylic painting on paper entitled, "The Profile" by Peter Max in red, blue, green, yellow, pink and orange. Peter Max is a German-American ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
H 28.25 in. W 24.25 in. D 1.75 in.
Original Acrylic Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Water Mill, NY
Original acrylic on paper H32"x W28" Framed.. Given by Peter Max to a friend
Category
Vintage 1980s American Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
H 32 in. W 28 in. D 0.5 in.
Liberty Head, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage American Modernist Pop Art Psychedelic Surfer Acrylic Original Painting
By Peter Max
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist pop art acrylic painting by Peter (Finkelstein) Max (Born 1937). Acrylic on canvas, circa 2005. Signed. Displayed in a period giltwood frame. Image, 12...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 26 in. W 22 in. D 2 in.
Time Line Degas Man Ver. I #5, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Acrylic
Better World, Original Mixed Media Painting, Peter Max - SIGNED
By Peter Max
Located in Mount Clemens, MI
PETER MAX (1937- ) Peter Max has achieved huge success and world-wide recognition for his artistic accomplishments as a multi-dimensional artist. From visionary Pop artist of the 19...
Category
1990s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
Ron English Abstract Acrylic over a Peter Max Silkscreen
By Ron English
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A great image this Ron English work is a Peter Max silkscreen with acrylic paint over it. It reads "I know there may be greater artists than me, but I dought it and it's signed Engli...
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
H 44 in. W 34 in. D 1 in.
Zero Megalopolis
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Zero Megalopolis
Year: 1989
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r. and studio stamp verso
Size: 60 x 60 inches
Frame: 67 x 67 inches
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 67 in. W 67 in. D 3 in.
Two Hearts As One
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Two Hearts As One
Year: 2008
Medium: Lithograph and acrylic on Arches paper
Size: 24 x 36 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artis...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
H 24 in. W 36 in.
Grammy
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Grammy
Year: 1991
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r.
Size: 60 x 48 inches (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Frame: 63 x 51 inches
Max was invited in 1989 by the Natio...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 60 in. W 48 in.
ASCENDING ANGEL II VER. II # 1
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Canvas size 48 x 36 inches. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Frame size approx 57 x...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 57 in. W 45 in.
FLOWER VASE
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable off...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
H 20 in. W 16 in.
Better World
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Better World
Year: 2007
Medium: Lithograph and acrylic on Arches paper
Size: 36 x 24 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artist.
No...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
H 36 in. W 24 in.
Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2
Year: 1991
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed
Size: 20 in. x 16 in. (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm)
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 20 in. W 16 in.
Andy Warhol with Moustache
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
This monumental, 72 x 60 inch acrylic on canvas was painted by Peter Max in 1988. Andy Warhol - his characteristic shock of white hair caps this imposing portrait, yet the larger-t...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 72 in. W 60 in. D 1 in.
Cosmic Flyer
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Cosmic Flyer
Year: 1976
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r. and verso
Size: 36 x 48 in. (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Frame Size: 45 x 56...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 45 in. W 56.5 in.
Timeline Dega Man
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Timeline Dega Man
Year: 1991
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed upper right
Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm)
Frame Size: 32 x 38...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 32 in. W 38 in.
Abstract Figure (ADAM)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Abstract Figure (ADAM)
Year: 1982
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 12 x 9 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artist.
PETER MAX (19...
Category
1980s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 12 in. W 9 in.
STATUE OF LIBERTY
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Peter Max Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 26 x 13 in. Frame size appro...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
H 35.25 in. W 22.25 in.
Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor
Year: 1991
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r.
Size: 20 in. x 16 in. (50.8 cm x 40.64 cm)
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 20 in. W 16 in.
Colossus Version 1 No. 1
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Colossus Version 1 No. 1
Year: 1971
Medium: Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas, signed and dated l.r.
Size: 36 in. x 26 in. (91.44 c...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 41 in. W 30.5 in.
Zero in Blue
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Zero In Blue
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated u.r.
Size: 24 x 18 inches
Frame: 27 x 20.5 inches
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 27 in. W 20.5 in.
LIBERTY HEAD
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front. Dedicated on verso. Canvas size 10 x 8 inches. Custom framed in white with hand painted fillet. Artwork is in excelle...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 10 in. W 8 in.
Moonwalk
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937)
Title: Moonwalk
Year: 2009
Medium: Lithograph and acrylic on Arches paper
Size: 36 x 24 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artist.
Notes:...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph, Acrylic
H 36 in. W 24 in.
Profile
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Profile
Year: 1986
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r.
Size: 40 in. x 30 in. (101.6 cm x 76.2 cm)
Frame Size: 49.5 x 39.5 inches
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 49.5 in. W 39.5 in.
PROFILE (RAINBOW)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated top right by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authentic...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 24 in. W 18 in.
Zero In Purple
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max
Title: Zero In Purple
Year: 1994
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r. and studio stamp verso
Size: 60 x 48 inches
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 60 in. W 48 in.
TWO SAGES, ONE WITH CANE VER. II #3
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. Al...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 36 in. W 48 in.
PALM BEACH LADY VER. II #7
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. A...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 48 in. W 36 in.
Roseville Profile
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - )
Title: Roseville Profile
Year: 1999
Medium: Acrylic Painting over Lithograph, signed u.r. and studio stamp verso
Size: 32 in. x 24 in. (8...
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
H 32 in. W 24 in.
ANDY WITH MUSTACHE VER. VIII #6
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. A...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 48 in. W 36 in.
UMBRELLA MAN XIII VER. I #1
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. A...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 48 in. W 36 in.
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Peter Max Biography and Important Works
Born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin in 1937, psychedelic Pop art icon Peter Max spent the first part of his childhood in Shanghai after his parents emigrated from Germany to flee the Nazis. While there, Max developed not only his passion for creating art, but also his deep interest in American pop culture — namely comic books, jazz and cinema. Max’s paintings, graphic design and illustrations, which were inspired by these interests, were also informed by his experience with synesthesia, a sensory condition that causes him to see music and hear color.
After relocating to Haifa, Israel, then Paris, where he spent a significant amount of time in sketching classes at the Louvre, a teenage Max and his family finally moved to the United States, settling in Brooklyn. Max enrolled in the Art Students League of New York in 1956, training under Frank J. Reilly, and then the School of Visual Arts. Throughout art school, Max focused on photorealism, but he found the style too restrictive. When he graduated and opened his graphic design studio with friends in 1962, he began experimenting with abstraction and color — just in time for the psychedelic era.
The technicolor works for which Max would become known are characterized by big and bold graphic qualities — not dissimilar to what you’d find in his beloved comic books. Some deeper themes emerged across his work too: Max spent a good portion of the 1960s and 1970s creating his signature cosmic style, inspired by his fascination with astronomy and Eastern philosophies.
For Max and his partners, the graphic design business was highly successful, with commissions rolling in from advertising agencies, magazines and even Hollywood in the form of movie posters. The artist was featured on the cover of Life in 1969, and by the 1970s, he was practically a household name. Max's body of work extended into product design, including a line of clocks for General Electric, while his domination of the commercial art scene continued for decades. He was commissioned to paint a postage stamp honoring the World’s Fair of 1974 (Expo ‘74); a Statue of Liberty series in which some proceeds went on to fund the statue’s restoration; posters and other advertising materials for major events like the Super Bowl, the U.S. Open and the Grammys; a Dale Earnhardt race car; and even the hull of the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship.
Commercial activities aside, Max has long been the subject of many museum exhibitions, from his first solo show in 1970, “The World of Peter Max,” at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco to 2016's “Peter Max: 50 Years of Cosmic Dreaming” at the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida. Today, his work belongs to the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and other institutions.
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Questions About Peter Max Acrylic Painting
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Peter Max, whose paintings are famous for the bright colors associated with psychedelic art, is beloved for his work. These paintings can retail for anywhere from $10,000 to $14,000.