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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Mona Lisa Face, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Mona Lisa Face, Year: circa 1994, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 118/300, Size: 11 in. x 11 in. (27.94 cm x 2...
Screen
$800Sale Price|20% Off
GARDEN FLOWERS Hand Colored Lithograph with Pastel Drawing, Abstract Floral
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN FLOWERS is unique original hand drawn lithograph enhanced with hand coloring by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max. GARDEN FLOWERS was created in 1979 printed using t...
Pastel, Mixed Media, Lithograph
Profile, Pop Art Portrait by Peter Max
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
Canvas, Acrylic
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Rock N' Roll Guitar II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Rock N' Roll Guitar II Year: 2003 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.12 x 2.43 inches Condition: Excellen...
Lithograph
76 Jumper, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - '76 Jumper, 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
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Two Hearts on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Two Hearts on Blends Year: 2005 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 13 x 17 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Smile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Smile Year: 2002 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sig...
Lithograph
House In the Clouds 1971 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Peter Max
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Peter Max House in the Clouds Year: 1971 Medium Type: Silkscreen, on Arches Paper Size-Width Size-Height: 22” x 30” Signed Edition Size: signed in pencil and numbered...
Screen
Land of The Free Home of The Brave
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max original mixed media on paper “Land of The Free,Home of The Brave”. In good condition measures 38x32
Acrylic
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Tip Toe Floating on Blends II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tip Toe Floating on Blends II Year: 2005 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 17 x 13 inches Condition: Excel...
Lithograph
ANGEL WITH HEART Signed Lithograph, Guardian Angel, Red Heart, Rainbow Colors
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
ANGEL WITH HEART is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the pop culture icon - Peter Max, printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches printmaking paper 100% acid free. ANGEL WITH HEART is an Inspiring and expressive portrait of a winged Pop Art Guardian Angel with gleaming red heart and glowing halo rendered in rich lavender tones and rainbow colors. Max's bold colors, uplifting images and his unconventional artistic diversity have touched almost every period of American culture. Peter Max is well known for his leading role in the psychedelic art of the hippie generation. Print size - 36 x 27 inches, unframed, excellent condition, fresh vivid colors, full bleed image, pencil signed by Peter Max Edition size - 300 Year published - 1990 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co. NY German/American artist: b. 1937, Peter Max spent his childhood in Shanghai. From China, the family went to Tibet for a year, and then on to Israel. Peter Max's family's odyssey continued to Paris, and finally, at the age of 16, Max arrived in the United States. Peter Max began his art studies in New York at the Art Student's League and continued at the Pratt Institute and School of Visual Arts. Peter Max, recognised throughout the world and a well-known name in America, is famous for his new age style, cosmic imagery and multi-colored blends. During the late 1960's and early 70's, Peter Max's colorful award winning art reached millions of people. Peter Max's paintings, drawings, sculpture and limited edition graphics have been exhibited in major museums throughout the world. American icons, especially the Statue of Liberty, appear repeatedly in his art repertoire. Returning to the public art scene in the ‘80s...
Lithograph
$636Sale Price|33% Off
Spring, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Spring Year: 1982 Medium: Unique, mixed media with lithography and hand coloring on Arches paper Size: 6.25 x 5.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...
Mixed Media, Lithograph
$2,500
“Profile”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max "Profile” Limited Edition Seriolithograph. In good condition measures 40x34
Lithograph
Head, Psychedelic Art Linen-Backed Poster by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Head, Year: 1969, Medium: Linen Backed Poster, Size: 25 x 36 in. (63.5 x 91.44 cm)
Offset
$955Sale Price|20% Off
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...
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
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: 24 in. x 18 in. (60.96 cm x 45.72 cm) Frame Size: 26.5 x 20.5 inches
Canvas, Acrylic
“Land of The Free Home of The Brave”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max original mixed media on paper “Land of The Free,Home of The Brave”. In good condition measures 38x32 . Some minor scratches on...
Acrylic
PHOENIX BIRD Lithograph Portrait, Woman, Exotic Bird, Classic Mythology, Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
PHOENIX BIRD is a rarely seen fine art lithograph portrait print by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max. PHOENIX BIRD was printed using color offset lithography techniques on...
Lithograph
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Angel with 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: 10 x 8 inches Condition: Excellent Inscriptio...
Lithograph
$1,380
SAILBOATS Signed Lithograph, Abstract Seascape, Asian Boats Aqua Red Brown Green
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
SAILBOATS 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 lithography techniques on ...
Lithograph
HEART II Signed Lithograph with Hand Coloring, Pop Art, Unique Pastel Drawing
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
HEART II - is a unique lithograph by the pop culture icon - Peter Max featuring with hand colored pastel drawing accents. The image HEART II was printed in 1981 as a limited edition...
Mixed Media, Lithograph
$20,000
“Better world”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max Original Acrylic painting On Canvas. In good condition some minor chips on the frame measures 33x18
Acrylic
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
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Better World, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Better World Year: 1998 Medium: Acrylic, lithograph on Arches paper Size: 14 x 12 inches Inscription: Hand signed Notes: Published, printed by Via Max...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
Space Rainbow 1978 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Peter Max
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Peter Max Space Rainbow Year: 1978 Medium Type: Silkscreen, on Arches Paper Size-Width Size-Height: 22” x 30” inches Signed Edition Size: signed in pencil and marked ...
Screen
$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
$156,000Sale Price|20% Off
STATUE OF LIBERTY (HUGE PAINTING)
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
"God Bless America II"
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Measures 37x31 Photo is 23x17 Condition good Comes with Park West original frame and sticker on the back
Acrylic
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Liberty Head V, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head V Year: 2001 Edition: 454/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscriptio...
Lithograph
$912Sale Price|20% Off
Love I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Love I Year: 2001 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 6 x 5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed ...
Lithograph
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
Cosmic Runner (Retro Suite I), Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Runner (Retro Suite I) Year: 1994 Edition: 137/300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 11 x 11 i...
Screen
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Cosmic Jumper, Detail I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Jumper, Detail I Year: 2003 Edition: 495/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
Aztec Man, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Aztec Man, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 300, Size: 26 in. x 20 in. (66.04 cm x 50.8 cm), Descrip...
Lithograph
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
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
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: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 8 x 6 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription:...
Lithograph
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Angel, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel Year: 1978 Edition: 234/250, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Fabriano Rosapina paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed ...
Lithograph
Donald Duck, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprints by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
A series of four Pop Art screenprints of the famed Disney character, Donald Duck, by Psychedelic artist Peter Max. Each piece is nicely framed and signed by the artist. Donald Duck ...
Screen
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
BROWN LADY II Signed Lithograph, Fashion Portrait, Woman In Flower Hat, Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
BROWN LADY II is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American artist and Pop Art icon, Peter Max printed in an edition of 100, using traditional han...
Lithograph
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 a pink robe...
Paper, Acrylic
$2,765Sale Price|30% Off
REMEMBERING THE FLIGHT
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Peter Max. Published by London Arts Inc., Detroit, MI and printed by Peter Baum, NY. Edition of 300. Frame size ...
Paper, Screen
Signed Lithograph on Foil Movie Poster for Musical Western "Paint Your Wagon"
By Peter Max
Located in Houston, TX
Lithograph on foil movie poster for the musical western movie "Paint Your Wagon" designed by Peter Max. These posters were distributed to exhibitors show...
Foil
$11,000
Woman in Love
By Peter Max
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Woman in Love" 2008 is a mixed media on paper (Acrylic painting on lithograph) It is hand signed in acrylic paint at the upper right corner by the artist. The ar...
Mixed Media
$2,600Sale Price|33% Off
Satchidananda, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Satchidananda Year: 1970 Edition: A.P.; 300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 16.5 x 18 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed b...
Screen
$2,212Sale Price|25% Off
Without Borders #9 (unique mixed media on paper)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Mixed media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Hand-signed in acrylic paint on front by Peter Max. A unique variation. Frame size 18 x 15.5 inches. Artwork siz...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
$4,000
“New Moon”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Peter Max mixed media “new moon” acrylic on paper . Measures 47x44. Condition is good some minor frame wear. No coa but has registration code on the back from park west.
Acrylic
$1,390
COSMIC HOLIDAY Hand Drawn Lithograph, Dreamy Face Portrait, Psychedelic Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
COSMIC HOLIDAY is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmakin...
Lithograph
$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
$3,432Sale Price|20% Off
Lady Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Lady Profile Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, printed,...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
Saturn Messenger, Vintage Pop Art by Peter Max 1972
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Saturn Messenger Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: HC 11 Image...
Screen
Composition Red, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Composition Red, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 19 x 18 inches, Size: 27 in....
Lithograph
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Angel with Spread Wings, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel with Spread Wings Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Publishe...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$816Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat Series II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat Series II Year: 1998 Edition: 201/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 4.75 x 5.75 inches Condition: Excellent ...
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
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Quiet Lake, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Quiet Lake Year: 2000 Edition: 306/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7.375 x 8.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscriptio...
Lithograph
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Superbly Free, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Superbly Free Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, printed...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$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
$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
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Flag, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flag Year: 1997 Medium: Acrylic, lithograph on Arches paper Size: 12 x 14 inches Inscription: Hand signed Notes: Published, printed by Via Max, New Yo...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Lithograph
$12,000
“Liberty head ii”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max Original Acrylic painting On Canvas “Liberty Head ii”. In good condition measures 19x19
Acrylic