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Peter Max 'Flower Vase' C1990, mixed media on paper
By Peter Max
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Vase Medium: Mixed Media On Paper Edition: Original Size: 11"x15
Category

1990s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil

Moon Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tropical Flowers Year: 1978 Edition: A.P.;45, plus proofs Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Moon Flowers, Peter Max
Moon Flowers, Peter Max
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22 in W 27.25 in
Tropical Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tropical Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: A.P./45, plus proofs Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Tropical Flowers, Peter Max
Tropical Flowers, Peter Max
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
H 23 in W 30 in
Flower Lady, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flower Lady Year: 1989 Edition: 6/150, plus proofs Medium
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Flower Lady, Peter Max
Flower Lady, Peter Max
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.5 in W 40.5 in
Flower Spectrum, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flower Spectrum Year: 1990 Edition: 118/150, plus proofs Medium
Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Flower Spectrum, Peter Max
Flower Spectrum, Peter Max
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 26.75 in W 36 in
Garden Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Garden Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 347/350, plus proofs Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Garden Flowers, Peter Max
Garden Flowers, Peter Max
$876 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30 in W 22 in
Abstract Flowers II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Abstract Flowers II Year: 2007 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Flowers II, Peter Max
Abstract Flowers II, Peter Max
$1,051 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8 in W 6 in
Vase of Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Vase of Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 138/350, plus proofs Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vase of Flowers, Peter Max
Vase of Flowers, Peter Max
$876 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30 in W 22 in
Lady With Floating Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Lady With Floating Flowers Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Lady With Floating Flowers, Peter Max
Lady With Floating Flowers, Peter Max
$1,051 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9 in W 11 in
Vase of Flowers XI, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Vase of Flowers XI Year: 2001 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vase of Flowers XI, Peter Max
$1,296 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11 in W 9 in
Max, Abstract Flowers, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued Notes
Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Flowers In Blue Vase III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flowers In Blue Vase III Year: 2000 Edition: 419/500, plus proofs
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Flowers In Blue Vase III, Peter Max
Flowers In Blue Vase III, Peter Max
$1,051 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12 in W 9 in
Flower Jumper Over Sunrise II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flower Jumper Over Sunrise II Year: 2001 Edition: 497/500, plus
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Flower Jumper Over Sunrise II, Peter Max
Flower Jumper Over Sunrise II, Peter Max
$1,051 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9 in W 11 in
Flower Jumper, Psychedelic Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Jumper Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Max, Faciliti-Link Flowers, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Size: 24 x 18 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued Notes
Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Max, Flowers II - Neo-Fauve, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued Notes
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Garden Flowers & Vase of Flowers (Suite of Two Artworks), Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Garden Flowers & Vase of Flowers (Two Artworks) Year: 1979 Edition
Category

1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Marilyn's Flowers II, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Marilyn's Flowers II Year: 1981 Medium
Category

1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Deco Lady, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flower Lady Year: 1987 Edition: 139/300, plus proofs Medium
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Deco Lady, Peter Max
Deco Lady, Peter Max
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 37 in W 26 in
If Series: Flower Garden, Framed Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
If Series: Flower Garden Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1981 Screenprint, signed and
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

FLOWER SPECTRUM
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by Peter Max. Edition of 150. Artwork is
Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

FLOWER SPECTRUM
$2,765 Sale Price
30% Off
H 27 in W 36 in
“Vase of flowers”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max original 1998 painting on canvas “Vase of flowers”. In good condition comes with coa
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

FLOWER ABSTRACT
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

FLOWER ABSTRACT
FLOWER ABSTRACT
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
H 21.5 in W 26.75 in
MOON FLOWERS I
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
. Certificate of Authenticity included. Published by AMX Art Ltd., NY and printed by Peter Baum, NY. Edition of
Category

1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

MOON FLOWERS I
MOON FLOWERS I
$2,065 Sale Price
30% Off
H 22 in W 30 in
Abstract Flowers Ver. XII #283 (original painting)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed lower left by Peter Max. Canvas size: 10 x 10
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Flowers Ver. XII #283 (original painting)
Abstract Flowers Ver. XII #283 (original painting)
$12,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 19.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
Profile with Flower Vase (original painting on canvas)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 24 x 30 inches
Category

2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Profile with Flower Vase (original painting on canvas)
Profile with Flower Vase (original painting on canvas)
$18,000 Sale Price
20% Off
H 28 in W 34 in D 1 in
GARDEN FLOWERS Hand Colored Lithograph with Pastel Drawing, Abstract Floral
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
American Pop artist, Peter Max. GARDEN FLOWERS was created in 1979 printed using traditional hand
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Pastel, Mixed Media, Lithograph

MARILYN'S FLOWERS II, Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral, Orange, Pink, Brown
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
Marilyn's Flowers II is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed in an edition of 165
Category

1980s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

ROBED MAN AND VASE Signed Lithograph, Monk, Abstract Flowers, Fantasy Interior
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
good condition, hand signed with personal dedication by Peter Max, from the master printers private
Category

1980s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

EARTH FLOWERS Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral, Pop Art, Brown Purple Magenta
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
EARTH FLOWERS is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

COSMIC FLOWERS Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral, Happy Colors, Blue Red Yellow
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
Cosmic Flowers is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed using traditional hand
Category

1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

FLOWER SPECTRUM II Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Lady Portrait Head, Pink, Green
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
FLOWER SPECTRUM II is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American Pop artist Peter Max
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

BROWN LADY II Signed Lithograph, Fashion Portrait, Woman In Flower Hat, Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
27 inches, unframed, superb condition, hand signed in pencil by Peter Max, inscribed PP (Printers
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

VASE IN ROOM II Signed Lithograph, Monks, Yogic Flying, Vase Flowers, Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
Editions Co., NY PETER MAX (German/American, b. 1937) Max and his family escaped Nazi Germany and fled to
Category

1980s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Peter Max Flower Abstract Color Lithograph Hand Signed Vintage Pop Artwork Vase
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Rare and Authentic Lithograph by Peter Max titled, "Abstract Flowers" from his series of iconic images
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PETER MAX Original PAINTING Beauty PROFILE with FLOWERS Watercolor SIGNED Art
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Beauty Profile with Flowers" created by Max in 1986.... The piece is an Authentic Peter Max ORIGINAL
Category

1980s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

PETER MAX Original PAINTING POP ART PROFILE Watercolor SIGNED VASE of FLOWERS
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Profiles with Vase of Flowers" created by Max in 1989.... The piece is an Authentic Peter Max ORIGINAL
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Watercolor

PETER MAX Acrylic Painting ORIGINAL Rare FLOWER LADY with PROFILES Signed ART
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
PETER MAX Original One-of-a-kind Painting with Hand Painted Borders titled, "FLOWER LADY with
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Peter Max Earth Flowers Color Silkscreen Hand Signed Pop Cosmic Vintage Artwork
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Authentic Silkscreen by Peter Max titled, "Earth Flowers" from his vintage illustrations of floral
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Peter Max Large Color Screenprint Flower Spectrum Beauty Hand Signed Pop Artwork
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Extremely Rare & Large, Original Color Screenprint by Peter Max titled, "Flower Spectrum" that retails for
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

PETER MAX Original Color Silkscreen Signed Flower Lady Hand Signed Art Painting
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Color Silkscreen by legendary Pop Artist Peter Max, titled "Lady Floating Flowers" that retails for
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

PETER MAX Original PAINTING on CANVAS Signed FLOWER LADY Nude Acrylic HUGE 36x48
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
is an All-Original Large 36x48 PETER MAX Acrylic Painting on CANVAS titled, "ORIGINAL FLOWER LADY in
Category

1990s Pop Art Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Peter Max Zero Man Vase Flowers Color Lithograph Hand Signed Vintage Pop Artwork
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Rare and Authentic Lithograph by Peter Max titled, "Zero and Flowers" from his series of iconic images
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PETER MAX Original Signed PAINTING Large POP ART LADY with FLOWERS Acrylic Rare
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
, piece are in like NEW Condition) Large PETER MAX painting titled "POP ART LADY with FLOWERS" offered for
Category

1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

PETER MAX Original Signed PAINTING Large POP ART FLOWERS Acrylic Oil Still Life
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
, and, piece are in like NEW Condition) PETER MAX painting titled "ORIGINAL POP ART FLOWERS 95" offered
Category

1990s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Peter Max Lady In Flowers Color Lithograph Hand Signed Vintage Pop Artwork Vase
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Rare and Authentic Lithograph by Peter Max titled, "Lady in Flowers" that was originally purchased from
Category

1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

PETER MAX Original Color Silkscreen Large Hand Signed Lady Red Vase Flowers Art
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Peter Max Hand Signed & Numbered "Lady on Red With Floating Vase" Color Silkscreen, Elaborately
Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

PETER MAX Original Signed PAINTING Acrylic FLOWER BLOSSOM LADY Pop ART Oil
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
artwork listed is an Original Mixed Media Peter Max Painting titled "FLOWER BLOSSOM LADY" with a Max
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Peter Max "Flowers" unique original mixed media
By Peter Max
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Peter Max. Title: "Flowers" Ver 1 #8 Medium: Mixed Media with Acrylic. Size: 11'' x 8.5
Category

2010s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Screen

Two Flowers, Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Two Flowers Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed in pencil Edition: 39
Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Flower Abstract, Framed Psychedelic Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Abstract Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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
Category

1980s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Flower Pot
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Flower Pot Year: 2002 Medium: Acrylic on
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Flower Pot
Flower Pot
$3,500
H 21 in W 15 in
Earth Flowers
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Medium: Lithograph on Arches Title: Earth Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 98/165
Category

1970s Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Earth Flowers
Earth Flowers
$995
H 29 in W 33.5 in
ABSTRACT FLOWERS
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
verso. Custom framed. Frame size approx 40 x 28 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

ABSTRACT FLOWERS
ABSTRACT FLOWERS
$9,500
H 36 in W 24 in
Garden Flowers
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Garden Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 350, plus proofs Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Garden Flowers
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Garden Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 350, plus proofs Medium
Category

1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vase of Flowers
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Title: Vase of Flowers Medium: Lithograph on Somerset paper Date: 1979 Edition
Category

1970s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Vase of Flowers
Vase of Flowers
$1,995
H 29.875 in W 22 in
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Peter Max Flowers For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of peter max flowers for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect Pop Art or Abstract examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the peter max flowers on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, black, red and more. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in lithograph, paint and acrylic paint — can elevate any room of your home. Large peter max flowers can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while the smaller iterations available — each spanning 6 inches in width — may make for a better choice for a more modest living area.

How Much are Peter Max Flowers?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — peter max flowers in our inventory begin at $350 and can go as high as $45,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,795.

Peter Max for sale on 1stDibs

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 his deep interest in American pop culture — namely comic books, jazz and cinema. Max’s paintings, graphic design, prints 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.

Find original Peter Max lithographs, paintings, signed art and other works for sale on 1stDibs.

A Close Look at Pop Art Art

Perhaps one of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, its practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture — comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media — to create original Pop art paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way.

ORIGINS OF POP ART

CHARACTERISTICS OF POP ART 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

POP ARTISTS TO KNOW

ORIGINAL POP ART ON 1STDIBS

The Pop art movement started in the United Kingdom as a reaction, both positive and critical, to the period’s consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture.

Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted this unconventional new style.

Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. Other key characteristics of Pop art include appropriation of imagery and techniques from popular and commercial culture; use of different media and formats; repetition in imagery and iconography; incorporation of mundane objects from advertisements, cartoons and other popular media; hard edges; and ironic and witty treatment of subject matter.

Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Most of the best-known American artists associated with Pop art started in commercial art (Warhol made whimsical drawings as a hobby during his early years as a commercial illustrator), a background that helped them in merging high and popular culture.

Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent Pop artist that was active in the United States. Much like Warhol, Lichtenstein drew his subjects from print media, particularly comic strips, producing paintings and sculptures characterized by primary colors, bold outlines and halftone dots, elements appropriated from commercial printing. Recontextualizing a lowbrow image by importing it into a fine-art context was a trademark of his style. Neo-Pop artists like Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami further blurred the line between art and popular culture.

Pop art rose to prominence largely through the work of a handful of men creating works that were unemotional and distanced — in other words, stereotypically masculine. However, there were many important female Pop artists, such as Rosalyn Drexler, whose significant contributions to the movement are recognized today. Best known for her work as a playwright and novelist, Drexler also created paintings and collages embodying Pop art themes and stylistic features.

Read more about the history of Pop art and the style’s famous artists, and browse the collection of original Pop art paintings, prints, photography and other works for sale on 1stDibs.

Questions About Peter Max
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    How much a Peter Max painting is worth will be determined by its condition, the presence of a signature, size and other factors. 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 a deep interest in American pop culture — namely comic books, jazz and cinema — that would inform his bold and graphic paintings. His prints can be found for less than approximately $1,000 but his paintings have sold for between $10,000 and $20,000 over the years. Find original Peter Max paintings on 1stDibs.