Abstract Zero, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Abstract Zero Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Peter Max Zero
Zero Man in Love, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Zero Man in Love Year: 1997 Medium: Acrylic, lithograph on Arches
Category
1990s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Zero Man/Lady Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Zero Man/Lady Profile Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
Zero's Friend, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Zero's Friend, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Peter MaxMax, Zero in Love, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after), 2000
$432Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 36 in
Max, Zero in Love, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
from the Peter Max Archives, “Zero”, a Max icon is in love with another Max icon, “Blushing Beauty”. It
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
Zero in Blue, 1985 Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Zero in Blue by Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1985 Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r. Size
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zero, Pop Art Ceramic Cookie Jar by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
. Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Zero Year: 1989 Medium: Ceramic Cookie Jar Size: 8.5
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Zero Prism, Pop Art Mixed Media Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original acrylic painting over lithograph by American Pop Artist, Peter Max. It is said that
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Zero Horizontal (Zero I)
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
Peter Max "Zero Horizontal" (Zero I) 1973 Color Lithograph Ed. 194/300 Signed and Numbered Framed
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peter MaxZero's Friend (framed hand signed lithograph), 1980
$2,450Sale Price|30% Off
H 34 in W 28 in D 1 in
Zero's Friend (framed hand signed lithograph)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated lower front by Peter Max. Hand numbered 74
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Zero Series Version 3, No. 2
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Zero Series Version 3, No. 2 Year: 1994 Medium
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peter MaxZERO'S FRIEND Signed Lithograph, Black Line Drawing, Pop Art Portrait, Mod Hat, 1980
$1,340Sale Price|54% Off
H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
ZERO'S FRIEND Signed Lithograph, Black Line Drawing, Pop Art Portrait, Mod Hat
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
ZERO'S FRIEND is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Peter MaxFRENCH ZERO'S GIRLFRIEND Signed Lithograph Woman in Green Hat Turquoise Red Pink, 1990
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in Dm 36 in
FRENCH ZERO'S GIRLFRIEND Signed Lithograph Woman in Green Hat Turquoise Red Pink
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
icon, Peter Max, printed in an edition of 150, using traditional hand lithography techniques on
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Recent Sales
Peter MaxPeter Max Zero Man Vase Flowers Color Lithograph Hand Signed Vintage Pop Artwork, 1978
Unavailable
H 30 in W 34 in
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 MaxPeter Max Zero Man Original Acrylic On Canvas Signed Modern Pop Art Portrait Art, 2018
Unavailable
H 36 in W 32 in
Peter Max Zero Man Original Acrylic On Canvas Signed Modern Pop Art Portrait Art
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: "Zero Man Original" Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Studio
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peter Max Acrylic, Zero in Green
By Peter Max
Located in Milton, DE
This is the quintessential Peter Max Acrylic Zero in Green. Pure in execution and bold in
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Peter MaxPeter Max Original Color Screenprint Large Zero In Love Hand Signed Pop Artwork, 1990
Unavailable
H 30 in W 40 in
Peter Max Original Color Screenprint Large Zero In Love Hand Signed Pop Artwork
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Rare & Large, Original Color Screenprint by Peter Max titled, "Zero In Love" that retails for $8,500.00
Category
1990s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Peter MaxPeter Max Seated Man Original Color Silkscreen Vintage Hand Signed Pop Art Zero, 1981
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H 50 in W 40 in
Peter Max Seated Man Original Color Silkscreen Vintage Hand Signed Pop Art Zero
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Peter Max Large, Hand Signed and Numbered Color Silkscreen, Professionally Custom Framed and listed
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
Zero Prism, Psychedelic Art Seriolithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Zero Prism, Year: 2001, Medium: Seriolithograph on Wove
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
ZERO SPECTRUM
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Offset
FRENCH ZERO'S GIRLFRIEND
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 150 Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reaso...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
ZERO IN SPECTRUM (RED)
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. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable off...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Zero Man (Retro Suite I)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Zero Man (Retro Suite I) Year: 1994 Edition: 300, plus proofs
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Zero (large hand signed serigraph)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by Peter Max. Edition of 300. From Images
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Screen
Zero Megalopolis Acrylic on Canvas By Peter Max
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Acrylic on canvas painted & signed by world renowned artist Peter Max
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Zero In Love (huge framed original painting)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed upper right by Peter Max. Canvas size: 48 x 60
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ZERO IN SPECTRUM II (GREEN) VER. I #5
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
ZERO IN SPECTRUM I (BLACK) VER. I #10
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
. Artwork is in excellent condition. Peter Max Studio Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Zero Man, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Zero Man Year: circa 1998 Medium: Silkscreen and watercolor on
Category
1990s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
Zero, Ceramic Cookie Jar by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
. Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Zero Year: 1989 Medium: Ceramic Cookie Jar Size: 8.5
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Zero, Ceramic Cookie Jar by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fun, vintage collectible by the indomitable Peter Max. The two piece jar is in mint original
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Zero, Ceramic Cookie Jar by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fun, vintage collectible by the indomitable Peter Max. The two piece jar is in mint original
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Zero Vertical
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
Peter Max "Zero Vertical" (Zero I) 1973 Color Lithograph Ed. 208/300 Signed and Numbered Framed
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
ZERO
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Canvas size 18 x 14 in. Framed size approx 20.5 x 16.5in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ZERO
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Canvas size 12 x 12 in. Framed size approx 13.25 x 13.25 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certific...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zero Cookie Jar
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Zero Year: 1989 Medium: Ceramic Cookie Jar
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Peter MaxPETER MAX All ORIGINAL Signed Ink and WATERCOLOR PAINTING Pop Art ZERO MAN
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H 8 in W 10 in
PETER MAX All ORIGINAL Signed Ink and WATERCOLOR PAINTING Pop Art ZERO MAN
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
-KIND PETER MAX All-Original INK and WATERCOLOR PAINTING titled "ORIGINAL ZERO MAN with BOW-TIE" offered
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1990s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Peter MaxPETER MAX Original Signed PAINTING ZERO PRISM Pop ART Acrylic Oil Iconic MAN, 2001
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H 40 in W 34 in
PETER MAX Original Signed PAINTING ZERO PRISM Pop ART Acrylic Oil Iconic MAN
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
NEW Condition) PETER MAX painting titled "ZERO PRISM" offered for sale with the SUBMIT BEST OFFER
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Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peter MaxPETER MAX Acrylic PAINTING Original ZERO MAN Signed POP ART Profile Umbrella oil, 1997
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H 26 in W 24 in
PETER MAX Acrylic PAINTING Original ZERO MAN Signed POP ART Profile Umbrella oil
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
PETER MAX Original One-of-a-kind Painting with Hand Painted Borders titled, "ORIGINAL ZERO MAN 97
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Peter MaxPeter Max Original Acrylic Painting Commissioned Large 50" x 60" 1/1 Image, 1988
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H 51 in W 61 in D 2 in
Peter Max Original Acrylic Painting Commissioned Large 50" x 60" 1/1 Image
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Zero Celebration Medium: Original Acrylic on Canvas Size: 50" x 60" Framed
Category
1980s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Zero from Images of An Era by Peter Max
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
signed limited edition 284/300 - This is a relatively hard print to find,. It’s offered well below regular web and gallery prices
Category
20th Century American Prints
Zero In Love by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Artwork is signed and numbered by Peter Max, comes. Comes with a certificate of authenticity
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Peter MaxPeter Max Large Color Screenprint Zero Man Portrait Signed Pop Art Painting Art, 1990
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H 46 in W 36 in
Peter Max Large Color Screenprint Zero Man Portrait Signed Pop Art Painting Art
By Peter Max
Located in Bloomington, MN
Rare & Large, Original Color Screenprint by Peter Max titled, "Zero" that retails for thousands more
Category
1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
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$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
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Peter MaxCOSMIC FLOWERS Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral, Happy Colors, Blue Red Yellow, 1981
$862Sale Price|25% Off
H 7 in W 7 in
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By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
Cosmic Flowers is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. Loosely sketched blac...
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1980s Pop Art Still-life Prints
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Umbrella Man (Retro Suite II), Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Umbrella Man (Retro Suite II) Year: 1994 Edition: A.P.; 300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 11 x 10.5 inches Condition: Excellen...
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
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Screen
Karel AppelMask Face Personnage, Signed Lithograph, Abstract Collage Portrait, CoBrA Artist, 1980
$2,995
H 30 in W 22 in D 0.125 in
Mask Face Personnage, Signed Lithograph, Abstract Collage Portrait, CoBrA Artist
By Karel Appel
Located in Union City, NJ
Mask Face Personnage is an original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel, printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. Ma...
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1980s Abstract Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Peter MaxUmbrella Man (original mixed media and watercolor)
$3,375Sale Price|25% Off
H 18 in W 20 in D 1 in
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By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size approx 18 x 20 inches. Artwork size 12 x 13.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent conditi...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Mixed Media
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Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
“Statue of Liberty”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Original Peter max mixed media . In good condition. Measures 24x22. No coa but has park west original gold frame. Some minor wear to frame
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography
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Mixed Media
Peter MaxMARILYN'S FLOWERS II, Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral, Orange, Pink, Brown, 1980
$1,850
H 21.5 in W 26 in
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, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper, 100% acid free. ...
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1980s Pop Art Interior Prints
Materials
Lithograph
BLONDE WITH ART DECO NECKLACE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biography from the niece of the artist from during his lifetime. Paintings acquired from the artist.s estate. Max Turner 1925 - 2019 Max Lamar Turner Painter, Sculptor, Teacher an...
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1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
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 Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 12 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Peter MaxCOMPOSITION RED AND GREEN Signed Lithograph, Young Woman Off Shoulder Dress, 1980
$1,500
H 21.5 in W 26 in
COMPOSITION RED AND GREEN Signed Lithograph, Young Woman Off Shoulder Dress
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
COMPOSITION RED AND GREEN is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in 1980 in an edition of 165, using traditional hand lithograph...
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Profile Series I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Profile Series I Year: 1998 Edition: 140/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 9 x 7.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...
Category
1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cosmic Umbrella Man, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Umbrella Man Year: 2003 Edition: 496/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Peter MaxStatue of Liberty, Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Paper by Peter Max, 2009
$2,500
H 32 in W 28 in
Statue of Liberty, Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Paper by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max is an American pop artist with a huge catalog of work. This acrylic and mixed-media painting by Max centers the composition on a stylized Statue of Liberty. She is wearing ...
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$2,595
H 24 in W 20 in
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By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
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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.
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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
- Started in Britain in the 1950s, flourished in 1960s-era America
- “This is Tomorrow,” at London's Whitechapel Gallery in 1956, was reportedly the first Pop art exhibition
- A reaction to postwar mass consumerism
- Transitioning away from Abstract Expressionism
- Informed by neo-Dada and artists such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg; influenced postmodernism and Photorealism
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
- Richard Hamilton
- Andy Warhol
- Marta Minujín
- Claes Oldenburg
- Eduardo Paolozzi
- Rosalyn Drexler
- James Rosenquist
- Peter Blake
- Roy Lichtenstein
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.