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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$876Sale Price|20% Off
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: Lithograph on Somerset paper Size: 30 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: S...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Sunset Sail, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sunset Sail Year: 1998 Edition: 233/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 4.75 x 5.75 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...
Lithograph
Vintage Poster President Bill Clinton Pop Art Hand Signed Peter Max Lithograph
By Peter Max
Located in Surfside, FL
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Bill Clinton Inaugural, An American Reunion, New Beginnings, Renewed Hope Hand signed in marker with dedication Year: 1993 Medi...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,531Sale Price|20% Off
Mona Lisa II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Mona Lisa II Year: 2003 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 16 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed...
Lithograph
Peter Max -- United We Stand
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max United We Stand, 2006 Mixed-media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. A unique work Hand signed in acrylic low right. Image size 58 x 43 cm Frame size ...
Mixed Media
$5,600Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Max Signed Heart Mixed Media Original Painting over Lithograph
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Love Medium: Mixed Media on Paper Size: 36" x 24" Year: 2008 Inscription: Signed "Max" on front Peter Max Studio Registration: # 225509 (184286-0006) Peter ...
Paper, Lithograph
“Blushing Beauty II”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
PETER MAX Blushing Beauty II Signed Poster Original Hand Drawn Profile Remarq. In good condition measures 36x24
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Flying Doves, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flying Doves Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
Lithograph
$862Sale Price|25% Off
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 lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% aci...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat Series III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat Series III Year: 1998 Edition: 62/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 4.75 x 5.75 inches Condition: Excellent ...
Lithograph
$20,000Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Max Flower Blossoms 1994 26x30 Inch Original Painting on Canvas
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Blossoms Medium: Original Painting on Canvas Size: 26" x 30" Year: 1994 Inscription: Signed "Max" on front Peter Max Studio Registration number: Reg #...
Canvas, Acrylic
Quiet Lake III, Framed Psychedelic Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max is a psychedelic pop artist who used bright colors and child-like shapes to create whimsical and otherworldly images. This lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, depicts a windy seaside with a large sunset...
Lithograph
$1,276Sale Price|28% Off
Heart on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart on Blends Year: 2005 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.75 x 10 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...
Lithograph
NEW MOON Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Zen Monk, Umbrella, Meditation
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW MOON is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in an edition of 150, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. NEW MOON is a mesmerizing, transcendental composition depicting a large red moon rising among the clouds, as a long robed Zen monk...
Lithograph
Statue of Liberty (Yellow/Green), Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Statue of Liberty (Yellow/Green), Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in pencil, Edition: A/P, Size: 13 in. x 10.5 in. (33.02 ...
Lithograph
$1,800Sale Price|33% Off
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...
Screen
$859Sale Price|20% Off
Protect our Home, Version I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Protect our Home, Version I Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 5 x 6.25 inches Condition: Excell...
Lithograph
$876Sale Price|20% Off
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: Lithograph on Somerset paper Size: 30 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Si...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Two Sailboats with Stars, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Two Sailboats with Stars Year: 2002 Edition: 499/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excelle...
Lithograph
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Statue of Liberty I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Statue of Liberty I Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 10 x 5.5 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
Peter Max Contemporary Color Screen Print, 1997, Signed, Jimi Hendrix
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Title: Jimi Hendrix Medium: Screen print in colors Date: 1997 Edition: 21/45 Image Size: 19 1/2" x 25 1/4" Sheet Size: 22 1/2" x 28 1/2" Signature: Hand signed in p...
Screen
$8,000
Umbrella Man
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
Umbrella Man Peter Max (German, b. 1937) Signed Upper Right 19.75 x 20 inches 36 x 36 inches with frame Peter Max, born Peter Max Finkelstein, is a multi-dimensional artist focused...
Acrylic, Lithograph
$763Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Series I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart Series I Year: 1998 Edition: 130/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 5 x 4 inches Condition: Excellent Inscriptio...
Lithograph
$2,600Sale Price|33% Off
Galaxy Lady, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Galaxy Lady Year: 1972 Edition: T.P.; 300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 16 x 18.5 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed by ...
Screen
$716Sale Price|45% Off
Two Cosmic Sages, Version I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Two Cosmic Sages, Version I Year: 2001 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.5 x 5.5 inches Condition: Excel...
Lithograph
Colossus II, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Colossus II Year: 1971 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 220/300 Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Screen
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
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: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 31.5 x 40.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signe...
Screen
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 Max's Zero character is a self-portrait. The work is very nicely matted and framed i...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Max Brooklyn Bridge Signed Mixed Media Original Painting Over Lithograph
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Brooklyn Bridge Medium: Mixed Media on Paper, Original Painting on Lithograph Size: 16" x 21", unframed Year: 2018 Inscription: Signed "Max" on front Peter M...
Paper, Mixed Media
Peter Max -- Mickey Mouse
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max Mickey Mouse, 1994 Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on the front. Studio catalogue number and date on verso. Studio catalogue number on the edge Size 41 x...
Acrylic
Original Midget Dream #1 psychedelic 1967 vintage poster - popart
By Peter Max
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Peter Max’s “Midget Dream #1” vintage psychedelic poster. In very fine condition, never displayed, and ready to frame. Grade...
Offset
Cosmic Window, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Cosmic Window, Year: 1975, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 75, Size: 26 in. x 36.5 in. (66.04 cm x 92.71 cm)
Screen
Reflections II, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Reflections II Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 165 Size: 19 in. x 24 in. (48.26 cm x 60.96 cm)
Lithograph
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
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 ...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Winged Flyer In Space, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Winged Flyer In Space Year: 2002 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 4.875 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
“Sage with Bird”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Peter Max 1971 lithograph “Sage with Bird” signed and numbered. In good condition measures 17x17
Lithograph
Two Hearts as One, Pop Art Poster by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Two Hearts as One, Year: 2001, Medium: Poster, with marker drawing, signed, dedicated and dated in marker top left, Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96...
Offset
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Neo Man In Love Ver. II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Neo Man In Love Ver. II Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 11 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...
Lithograph
Marching Head, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Untitled 3 - Marching Head, Year: 1972, Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil, Size: 21.5 x 15 in. (54.61 x 38.1 cm)
Screen
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Cosmic Runner on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Runner on Blends Year: 2005 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.75 x 10 inches Condition: Excellen...
Lithograph
Statue of Liberty, Pop Art Poster by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 -) - Statue of Liberty, Year: circa 1986, Medium: Poster, Image Size: 30.5 x 15 inches, Frame Size: 44.25 x 28.25 inches
Offset
$381Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat IV Year: 2000 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 2.75 x 3.125 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
Lithograph
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
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 Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
Himalayan Valley , Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Himalayan Valley, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: HC, Image Size: 16 x 21 inches, Size: 21.5...
Lithograph
Dega & Woman, Large Hand Signed Serigraph, Pop Art, Edition of 300, 1990
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by Peter Max. Edition of 300. From Images of an Era Suite. Published by Hanson Art Galleries., San Francisco, CA and printe...
Paper, Screen
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Two Sages, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Two Sages Year: 2000 Edition: 307/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7.25 x 8.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
Lithograph
$23,600
Angel with Heart Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Custom Framed, 49 x 38 in.
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 36 x 24 inches. Frame size approx 49 x 38 inches. Studio catalog number and stamp on verso. Ar...
Canvas, Acrylic
Facing Waves, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Facing Waves, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 227/300, Image Size: 23.25 x 15.25 inches, Size: 26 ...
Lithograph
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
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 proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excell...
Lithograph
$156,000
Statue of Liberty, Huge Original Acrylic Painting, Pop Art, Framed, 1989, Signed
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 71.75 x 35.75 inches. Custom framed with hand painted filet. Frame size approx 86 x 50 inches. Max studio catalog number and year on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love to do. I love color, I love painting, I love shapes...
Acrylic, Canvas
Walking in Reeds, Psychedelic Acrylic Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Walking in Reeds by Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1999 Mixed Media with Acrylic Painting on Lithograph, signed upper left Size: 14 x 17 in. ...
Acrylic, Lithograph
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Liberty Head IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head IV Year: 2001 Edition: 454/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
Lithograph
$763Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Series III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart Series III Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 5 x 4 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
Lithograph
$1,720Sale Price|20% Off
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: 347/350, plus proofs; 143/350, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Somerset paper Si...
Lithograph
“Eastern Europe museum tour”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max original mixed media on paper “Eastern Europe museum tour” . In good condition measures 39x34
Oil
If Series: Space Place, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
If Series: Space Place Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1981 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: A/P Size: 10 in. x 14 in. (25.4 cm x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: 16....
Screen
$100,000
“1989 suzin IV”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
peter max “suzin IV” original acrylic painting on Canvas Museum Piece 1989. The painting is in Peter Max’s book which is shown in the photos. I also have the original receipt that it...
Acrylic
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Max Signed Delta Libertyhead Mixed Media Original Painting over Lithograph
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Delta Libertyhead Medium: Mixed Media on Paper Size: 29.75" x 24" Year: 1999 Inscription: Signed "Max" on front Peter Max Studio Registration number: Reg #: ...
Paper, Lithograph, Acrylic
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: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 165 Image Size: 19 x 23.5 inches
Lithograph
$4,500
USA Film Festival, Dallas (Green/Blue), Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - USA Film Festival, Dallas (Green/Blue), Year: 1973, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 128/300, Image Size: 27.25...
Screen