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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Love, Pop Art Poster mounted to linen by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Love, Year: 1968, Medium: Poster mounted to linen, Size: 36 in. x 24 in. (91.44 cm x 60.96 cm), Frame Size: 38.25 x 26.5 inches
Linen, Offset
$584Sale Price|29% Off
THE WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS Rare Art Poster, Washington DC, Pop Art Rainbow Colors
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
THE WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS is a vintage, rare fine art poster by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max. THE WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS was created in 1995 in celebration of 30 Years of T...
Lithograph
Daydreaming, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Daydreaming, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dedicated in marker, Image Size: 18 x 23.5 inches, Size: 21.5 x 27 in. (54.61 x 6...
Lithograph
Three Faces Signed Lithograph, Abstract Portrait, Rainbow Colors, 1991
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
THREE FACES is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in 1991 in an edition of 100, using tradition...
Lithograph
$2,000
“Mona Lisa”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Peter Max original mixed media on paper “Mona Lisa” . In good condition. Measures 26x24
Acrylic
“nude descending”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is a Peter Max serigraph early work “nude descending” signed and numbered. Has Peter max stamp on it. In good condition. Measures 34x27 99 Ou...
Lithograph
"Angel with Heart on Blends"
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Peter Max Angel With Heart Mixed Media painting Signed. Measures 31x29. In good condition. Some minor frame scratches No Coa Park...
Paper
$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
"Beach Umbrella"
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Frame: 16.5 x 15.5 x 1 Picture: 6 x 4.5 Picture in excellent condition Frame has one big scratch and the rest is minor wear
Watercolor
$571Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Lithograph
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
Peter Max 'Sailboat Sunrise' mixed media on paper
By Peter Max
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Sailboat Sunrise Medium: Mixed Media On Paper Edition: Original Size: 13.5"x11.75" inches Hand signed by the artist Frame size 22.25"x18.25" inches Condition...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil
SUNRISE II Signed Lithograph 1980, Pop Art Landscape, Elegant Woman
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
SUNRISE 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 techniques on archival paper, 100% acid free. SUNRISE II features a pop art landscape with a black line drawing depicting an elegant woman wearing an off shoulder dress against an imaginary rainbow color landscape. SUNRISE II is a magical, hippie art...
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: 12 x 13.75 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, print...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$2,000
“Mona Lisa”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Peter Max original mixed media on paper “Mona Lisa” . In good condition. Measures 26x24. Comes with coa in the back of picture
Mixed Media
Night of Magic, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Night of Magic, Year: 1971, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 83/100, Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm), Frame...
Screen
$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
Profile, Pop Art Etching by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Profile, Year: 1990, Medium: Etching, signed in crayon and numbered in pencil, Edition: 39/41, Image Size: 11 x 9 inches, Size: 22.5 in. x...
Etching
Spring Girl, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Spring Girl, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, For Copyright, Image Size: 19 x 25 inches, Size:...
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
“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
Mixed Media
Sunset, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Sunset, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, Size: 21 in. x 26 in. (53.34 cm x 66.04 cm), Frame Siz...
Lithograph
“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
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Deco Lady, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flower Lady Year: 1987 Edition: 139/300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 37 x 26 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed ...
Screen
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
"American Woman Signed Lithograph, Hand Colored Pastel, Pop Art, 1980"
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
AMERICAN WOMAN is an original hand drawn lithograph enhanced with hand coloring by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max. AMERICAN WOMAN was created in 1980 printed using tradi...
Pastel, Mixed Media, Lithograph
Runner and Flying Sage, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Runner and Flying Sage, Year: 1982, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 19 x 24 inches, Size: ...
Lithograph
Marilyn's Flowers, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Marilyn's Flowers, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 175, HC, Image Size: 19 x 24.5 inches, Size: 23...
Lithograph
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
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
Angel (Yellow), Pop Art Etching by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Angel (Yellow), Year: circa 1981, Medium: Etching with Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: PP 1, Image Size: 7 x 10 inches...
Etching
Profile with Flowers, c. 1989
By Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
(Unique) 1/1 edition Max, Peter Profile with Flowers, c. 1989 Mixed media with watercolor and serigraphy on paper 15 x 11 in.
Watercolor, Screen
Sailboats, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Sailboats, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC 12, Image Size: 18.5 x 20 inches, Size: 21 in. ...
Lithograph
$1,500Sale Price|23% Off
ROBED MAN AND VASE Signed Lithograph, Monk, Abstract Flowers, Fantasy Interior
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
ROBED MAN AND VASE 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 techn...
Lithograph
Garden Flower
By Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Signed with the artist's plate-signed signature and numbered in pencil. Published by London Arts Group.
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
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 numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 22.5 x 19 inches, Size: 27 in....
Lithograph
Soft Chair and Wall, Psychedelic Art Hand-Colored Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Soft Chair and Wall, Year: 1979, Medium: Lithograph with Hand Coloring, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 156/280, Size: 14 x 10 in. ...
Lithograph
USA Film Festival, Dallas (Pink), Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - USA Film Festival, Dallas (Pink), Year: 1973, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 124/300, Image Size: 27.25 x 39 ...
Screen
Flower Abstract, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Flower Abstract, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 18 x 23.5 inches, Size: 22 i...
Lithograph
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
Alfred (Hitchcock), Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Alfred (Hitchcock), Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 19.5 x 19 inches, Size: 2...
Lithograph
Two Floating, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Two Floating, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Dedicated, Image Size: 23.5 x 19 inches, Siz...
Lithograph
$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
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Cosmic Saturn, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Saturn Year: 2003 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
Lithograph
Peter Max Mixed Media, Signed, Framed, Unique, 2003, Angel with Heart
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Title: Angel with heart Medium: Unique etching with hand-finished mixed media Date: 2003 Edition: One of a kind Image Size: 21 1/4" x 18" Frame Size: 32" x 39" Sign...
Mixed Media, Etching
"Cosmic Flyer Runner"
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max Cosmic Flyer Runner Original Serigraph Signed And Numbered. In good condition measures 19 1:/2 by 19 1/2
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
Profile, Heart and Vase, Pop Art Etching by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Profile, Heart and Vase, Year: circa 1981, Medium: Etching with Chine Colle, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: PP 1, Image Size: 7 x ...
Etching
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
USA Olympic Torch, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - USA Olympic Torch, Year: 1979, Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 175, HC, Size: 23 in. x 23 in. (58.42...
Screen
Sage at Window, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Sage at Window, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 18 x 23 inches, Size: 22 in. ...
Lithograph
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
Giving of the Flower, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Giving of the Flower, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 20 x 29 inches, Size: 21 in. x 30 in...
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
$5,000
Liberty Head II
By Peter Max
Located in Missouri, MO
Peter Max (German, b. 1937) Liberty Head II Signed Lower Right 9.5 x 7.25 inches 23.5 x 21.5 inches with frame Peter Max, born Peter Max Finkelstein, is a multi-dimensional artist ...
Acrylic, Lithograph
Boat Flyer, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Boat Flyer, Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dedicated in marker, Image Size: 18 x 23.5 inches, Size: 21.25 x 26.25 in. (53.98 ...
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
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
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Day Dream, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Day Dream Year: 1982 Medium: Mixed media, crayon, lithography on Arches paper Size: 6.25 x 5.5 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed by the artis...
Mixed Media
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
Flag on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flag on Blends Year: 2005 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 8 x 10 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
Lithograph