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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Original Watercolor on Paper
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Untitled Original Watercolor on Paper Medium: Original Watercolor on Paper Signed: Hand Signed Measurements: Paper: 6" x 19" Frame: 19" x 32.5" Condition...
Watercolor
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Profile Series II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Profile Series II Year: 1998 Edition: 83/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 8.5 x 7 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...
Lithograph
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat on Horizon, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat on Horizon Year: 2000 Edition: 442/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 2.75 x 3.125 inches Condition: Excellent ...
Lithograph
Statue of Liberty, Signed Acrylic Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max was born in Berlin in 1937 but his family moved to China when he was still very young. In fact, the young Max would move frequently with his family, learning about a variet...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Statue of Liberty VII, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Statue of Liberty VII Year: 2003 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 10 x 5.5 inches Condition: Excellent In...
Lithograph
Homage to Monet: Water Lilies Ver. I
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
Homage To Monet: Water Lilies Ver. I Peter Max (German, b. 1937) Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20 inches 30.5 x 40.5 inches with frame Signed Lower Right Dedicated Verso Provenance: Wentworth Galleries, c. 2017 Known throughout the world and a household name in America, Max is known for his new age style cosmic imagery and multi-colored blends. During the late 60's and early 70's his colorful art reached millions of people and he won numerous major awards for his work. His paintings, drawings and limited edition graphics have been exhibited in major museums throughout the world. He works in multiple media, including oil, acrylics, water colors, fingerpaints, dyes, pastels, charcoal, pen, multi-colored pencils, etchings, engravings, animation cels, lithographs, serigraphs, ceramics, sculpture, collage, video, xerox, fax, and computer graphics. He also includes mass media as a "canvas" for his creative expression. Peter Max was born in Berlin, Germany, and spent his childhood in Shanghai. From China, the family went to Tibet for a year, and then on to Israel. His family's odyssey continued to Paris, and finally, at the age of 16, Max arrived in the United States. He began his art studies in New York at the Art Student's League and continued at the Pratt Institute and School of Visual Arts. Max often uses American symbols in his artwork and has done paintings and projects for presidents Ford...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
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...
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
Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor Year: 1991 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r. and signer, dated, and numbered verso Size: 20 in. x 16 in. (50.8 c...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Cosmic Jumper, Detail II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Jumper, Detail II Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Tree with Sailboat, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tree with Sailboat Year: 2000 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 2.75 x 3.125 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
$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
$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
$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
Peter Max -- Blushing Beauty
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max Blushing Beauty, 2006 Mixed-media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. A unique work Hand signed in acrylic low right. Image size 23 x 18 cm Frame size ...
Mixed Media
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat East on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat East on Blends Year: 2005 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 17 x 13 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
Lavender, Pop Art Etching by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Lavender, Year: circa 1981, Medium: Etching, signed in pencil, Edition: PP 1, Frame Size: 19 x 22.5 inches
Etching
$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
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
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
$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
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
“Remembering the flight”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter max original serigraph signed and numbered. In good condition. Measures 16x18 144 Out of 300
Lithograph
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
God Bless America, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: God Bless America Year: 2002 Edition: 201/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 12.5 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
Lithograph
Without Borders Ver. XVI #165, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Signed
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed lower left by Peter Max. Canvas size: 10 x 10 inches. Frame size: 19.37 x 19.37 inches. Studio catalog number and date on verso. ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Rock N' Roll Guitar III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Rock N' Roll Guitar III Year: 2003 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.12 x 2.43 inches Condition: Excelle...
Lithograph
$1,800
Peter Max Signed Liberty Head II Collage Mixed Media Original Painting over Lith
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Liberty Head II Collage Medium: Mixed Media on Paper Sheet Size: 14" x 12.25" Frame Size: 27.5" x 25.5" x 1" Year: 1997 Inscription: Signed "Max" on front Do...
Paper, Mixed Media
VASE IN ROOM II Signed Lithograph, 1980, Pop Art, Monks, Yogic Flying
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
VASE IN ROOM II 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 techniq...
Lithograph
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Two Cosmic Sages Ver. II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Two Cosmic Sages Ver. II Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...
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
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
$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
$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
Umbrella Man #3, Unique Acrylic Painting on Paper, Hand Signed, 1990
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind acrylic painting on paper. Hand signed upper front and remarqued and signed on verso by Peter Max. Paper size: 12 x 10 inches. Frame size: 17 x 15 inches. A...
Paper, Acrylic
$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
$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
Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2, by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Portrait of Dr. Burger, the Diet Doctor, v. 2 Year: 1991 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed upper right and signed, dated, and numb...
Acrylic
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Liberty Head VII, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head VII Year: 2003 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.43 x 2.62 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
"The Dream"
By Peter Max
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original hand signed and numbered lithograph by contemporary master artist Peter Max called "The Dream". This work is an artist proof and is designated "...
Paper, Lithograph
$763Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Series IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart Series IV Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 5 x 4 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
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: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 165 Image Size: 19 x 23.5 inches
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
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
Lady Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Lady Profile Year: 2015 Medium: Silkscreen on archival paper Size: 19.75 x 15.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in permanent marker ...
Screen
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Rock N' Roll Guitar I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Rock N' Roll Guitar I Year: 2003 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.12 x 2.43 inches Condition: Excellent...
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
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Angel and Saturn, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel and Saturn Year: 2001 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
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
Peter Max "Geometric #2" Vibrant 1976 Signed Lithograph, Limited Edition
By Peter Max
Located in Miami, FL
PETER MAX – "GEOMETRIC #2" ⚜ Lithograph on Paper ⚜ Hand signed lower right ⚜ Framed AN ICONIC GEOMETRIC STUDY BY PETER MAX "Geometric #2" (1976) captures Peter Max’s signature use o...
Lithograph
$5,000
“Delta”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Original mixed media on paper painting. In good condition comes with Coa. Measures 42x36
Mixed Media
If Series: Runner, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
If Series: Runner Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1981 Screenprint, signed and dedicated in pencil Edition: A/P Size: 10 in. x 14 in. (25.4 cm x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: 16.75 x...
Screen
$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
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Angel with Sun II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Angel with Sun II Year: 2002 Edition: 427/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Liberty Head I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head I Year: 2001 Edition: 430/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscriptio...
Lithograph
$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
$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
$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Protect Our Planet Ver. II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Protect Our Planet Ver. II Year: 2002 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 13.81 x 17.12 inches Condition: Excelle...
Lithograph
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Liberty Head IX, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head IX Year: 2003 Edition: 491/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.43 x 2.62 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
Lithograph
Peter Max -- Land of The Free, Home of The Brave
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max Land of The Free, Home of The Brave, 2006 Mixed-media with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. A unique work Hand signed in acrylic low right. Image size 58...
Mixed Media
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Star Catcher on Blue, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Star Catcher on Blue Year: 2002 Edition: 487/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Cosmic Jumper, Detail III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Jumper, Detail III Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excell...
Lithograph