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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Pink Sky Flyer, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Pink Sky Flyer, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, Image Size: 19 x 26 inches, Size: ...
Screen
$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
Timeline Degas Man, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Timeline Degas Man Year: 1990 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Paper Size: 27 in. x 36 in. (68.58 cm x 91.44 cm)
Lithograph
At The Picture, Pop Art Hand-Colored Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - At The Picture, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph with hand-coloring, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 111/165, Size: 19 x 24 in. (48.2...
Lithograph
Signed Flower Spectrum Serigraph Print, Pop Art, Edition of 150
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by Peter Max. Edition of 150. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
Paper, Screen
$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
If Series: If, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - If Series: If, Year: 1981, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm), Frame Size...
Screen
Angel, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Custom Framed, 1978
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Studio stamp on verso. Custom framed with hand painted fillet. Canvas size 40 x 30 inches. Framed size approx 49 ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Peter Max, "God Bless America – With Five Liberties", Mixed Media, Signed
By Peter Max
Located in New Orleans, LA
Peter Max, "God Bless America – With Five Liberties", Mixed Media A vibrant and exceptionally colorful mixed-media work by celebrated American Pop artist Peter Max (1937–2025), feat...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photo-lithograph
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
Umbrella Man, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Umbrella Man Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 9 x 12 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, printed, ...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$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
Two Flowers, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Two Flowers, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil, Edition: 165, H/C, Image Size: 22 x 18.5 inches, Size: 28 in. x 21 in. (71....
Lithograph
Three Faces Screen Print on Paper, Pop Art, Limited Edition, 1991
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered 'HC 27' by Peter Max. Frame size approx 31 x 40 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity i...
Paper, Screen
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Sage on Mountain, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sage on Mountain Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
Lithograph
Angel By The Window (custom framed original painting on canvas)
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed upper front by Peter Max. Canvas size: 20 x 16 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Black frame and linen matting with hand painte...
Canvas, Acrylic
On a Distant Planet, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - On a Distant Planet, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: HC, Image Size: 20.5 x 16.5 inches, Size...
Lithograph
Lady of Fashion II, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Lady of Fashion II, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 18.5 x 22 inches, Size: 2...
Lithograph
From Another Planet, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - From Another Planet, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph on Somerset, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, Size: 21.5 in. x 25 in. (54.6...
Lithograph
Moonscapes II, Psychedelic Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Moonscapes II Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint on Somerset, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Image Size: 19 x 25 inches Size: 22 x 28 in. (55.88 x ...
Screen
Runner, Pop Art Print with Marker Drawing by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Runner, Year: 1974, Medium: Print with Marker Drawing, signed and dated, Size: 24.5 in. x 21.5 in. (62.23 cm x 54.61 cm)
Etching
Ballet Story, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Ballet Story, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 76/165, Image Size: 24.5 x 18.5 inches, Size: 30 in....
Lithograph
$4,500
USA Film Festival, Dallas Yellow/Green, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - USA Film Festival, Dallas (Yellow/Green), Year: 1973, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 126/300, Image Size: 27....
Screen
Rama Rama 1971 Signed Limited Edition Screenprint
By Peter Max
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: Peter Max Title: Rama Rama Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint Edition: Signed in pencil and marked 72/100 Very good unframed condition. Beginning in the 1960s Peter Max has bee...
Screen
Homage to Picasso, Group of 4 Pater Max Lithographs
By Peter Max
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These lithographs are from the series entitled, "Homage to Picasso" by Peter Max. The collection entails 4 etchings of nude scenes on woven paper. They are in a 1" custom frame and e...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Protect Our Future Ver. II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Protect Our Future 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
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
$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
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Lady with Picture, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Lady with Picture Year: 1978 Edition: 45/250, plus proofs Medium: Silkcreen on Arches paper Size: 29.75 x 21.75 inches Condition: Excellent Inscriptio...
Screen
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Woodstock Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Woodstock Profile Year: 2002 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
Peter Max -- Snow White
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max Snow White, 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 3...
Acrylic
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Sage with Cane, Black & White, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sage with Cane, Black and White Year: 2004 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 8.75 x 7 inches Condition: Excellent...
Lithograph
$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
$763Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Series V, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart Series V Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, 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
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Sage, Sailboat, and Vase II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sage, Sailboat, and Vase II Year: 2000 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7.375 x 8.25 inches Condition: Ex...
Lithograph
Statue of Liberty, Mixed Media Pop Art Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Statue of Liberty Year: 2009 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed lower right Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Frame Size: 32 x 2...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Flower Blossom III, Large Hand Signed Serigraph, Custom Framed 45 x 52 in.
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right by Peter Max. Hand numbered 23/100 lower left. Sheet size: 30 x 37 inches. Custom framed as pictured. White frame with hand ...
Paper, Screen
$100,000
Better World
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Better World Size: 48 x 24 Inches (Framed: 57.25 x 33.25 Inches) Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Edition: Original Year: 2010 Notes: Max Studio Catalog Nu...
Canvas, Acrylic
Remembering the Flight Serigraph Print, Signed Pop Art from the 1970s
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
Lady on Red with Floating Vase, Hand Signed Serigraph, Edition of 300, 1988
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by Peter Max. Published by Hanson Art Galleries., San Francisco, CA and printed by Karl & Gail., NY. Edition of 300. ...
Paper, Screen
$7,500
“Delta”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Original mixed media on paper painting. In good condition comes with Coa. Measures 42x36
Mixed Media
“flag With Heart Blend”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max Original Mixed Media On Paper “flag With Heart Blend”. In good condition measures 24x21
Mixed Media
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Himalayan Valley, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Himalayan Valley Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: A.P.; 165, plus proofs Size: 20.25 x 24.75 inches Condition: Good Inscription:...
Lithograph
$912Sale Price|20% Off
Vase with Tree II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Vase with Tree II Year: 2000 Edition: 466/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 7.5 x 8.25 i...
Lithograph
Flag, Framed Pop Art Acrylic Painting with Collage by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Flag (Pink) Year: 2009 Medium: Acrylic and Collage on Paper, Signed Size: 11 in. x 8.5 in. (27.94 cm x 21.59 cm) Frame Size: 20 x...
Acrylic
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
Still Life Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Custom Framed, Signed, 21x25
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed upper front by Peter Max. Canvas size: 11 x 14 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Black frame and linen matting with hand painte...
Canvas, Acrylic
“Liberty Head II”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max Original “Liberty Head II” Mixed Media On Paper. In good condition measures 24x22
Mixed Media
“Angel With Heart”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max Angel With Heart Mixed Media Signed. Picture is 15x12 and the frame is 26x26
Mixed Media
$3,080Sale Price|20% Off
FLOWER SPECTRUM II Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Portrait, Magenta 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 printed in an edition of 150, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper. FLOWER SPECTRUM II is a pop art lady portrait head depicting a graceful female profile of a goddess woman crowned in leaves and flowers, printed in deep pink, pastel lavender, light pink, teal, light aqua green, yellow, magenta, and reds. FLOWER SPECTRUM II's gorgeous colors - the raspberry rose...
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 Size: approx. 32 x 25 inches Print Size: approx 20 x 26 inches Peter Max is a multi-dimensional artist focused on contemporary events. When he left art school in the 1960s he began producing, "cosmic imagery . . . that caught on right away, and before you knew it, I got an eight-page cover story in Life magazine." He explores all media, including mass media as a "canvas" for his creative expression. His decorative designs are on a Boeing 777 Continental, Dale Earnhardt's #3 Millennium race car, U.S. postage stamps and 235 U.S. border murals. He created two 155-foot murals for the U.S. Pavilion at the Seville World's Fair in Spain, 12 postage stamps for the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and a 600-foot stage mural for Woodstock 2. He has also painted for five U.S. presidents, as well as the Beatles, Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones. After September 11th, 2001 Peter Max began a project by finishing 356 portraits of the firefighters that were lost in the attack. His portraits were then given to the victims' families. In addition, from a special request from President George W. Bush, he recently created another 356 portraits for a firefighters' memorial. Peter Max has worked with oils, acrylics, water colors, finger paints, dyes, pastels, charcoal, pen, multi-colored pencils, etchings, engravings, animation cells...
Lithograph
A Long Time Ago Serigraph, Framed, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1978
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right by Peter Max. Hand numbered HC IV lower left. Published by AMX Art Ltd., NY and printed by Joseph Kleineman, NY. Printworld D...
Paper, Screen
Summer Season II, Hand Signed Screen Print, Pop Art, 1979, Edition of 175
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Published by AMX Art Ltd., NY and printed by IZMO Productions, NY.. Artwork is in excellent condition. Edition of 175. All reasonable offer...
Paper, Screen
Spring Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Custom Framed, Signed by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated upper front by Peter Max. Canvas size: 20 x 16 inches. Custom framed as pictured. White frame and linen matting with h...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Girl From Ibiza, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Girl From Ibiza, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 24.5 x 16.5 inches, Size: 30...
Lithograph
$8,500
Katrina Relief
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
Peter Max (German, b. 1937) Katrina Relief Signed Lower Right 24 x 18 inches 38 x 32 inches with frame Peter Max, born Peter Max Finkelstein, is a multi-dimensional artist focused ...
Acrylic, Lithograph
Sailboat Sunrise Mixed Media Drawing, Watercolor on Paper, Signed
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media drawing with watercolor on paper. Hand signed by Peter Max. Frame size 20 x 18 inches. Artwork size 13.75 x 12 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cer...
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
Winter Sunshine, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Winter Sunshine Year: 1970 Edition: A.P.; 300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 16 x 18.5 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...
Screen
$859Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Figure I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Abstract Figure I Year: 2001 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 5 x 6 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
Lithograph