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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$2,000Sale Price|22% Off
LADY WITH FEATHERS Signed Lithograph, Woman's Face Profile, Exotic Feather Hat
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
LADY WITH FEATHERS 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
$19,600Sale Price|20% Off
LOVE, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: LOVE Year: 2008 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 6 x 15 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed by the artist Notes: Referenced in the archives...
Canvas, Acrylic
“Flag with Heart Collage, version 1”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is a Peter max original mixed media comes with coa. In good condition some minor frame wear. Measures 24x22
Mixed Media
Quadrillage, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Quadrillage, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, AP, Image Size: 13.5 x 19.5 inches, Size: 20 in....
Lithograph
$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
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
Galaxy Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Galaxy Profile Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 11 x 15 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, printe...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$9,980Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Max Signed Early Original Acrylic on Canvas Painting 1984 Seated Man
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Seated Man Medium: Original Acrylic on Canvas Year: 1984 Size: Canvas 24" x 30" Inscription: Signed “Max" and dated in the upper left Edition: OriginalCondit...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
$1,531Sale Price|20% Off
Heart Suite III, Four Artworks, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart Suite III, Four Artworks Year: 1997 Edition: 136/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 2.75 x 2.5 inches, each. Condition: E...
Lithograph
“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
$2,850Sale Price|25% Off
BALBOA PARK Signed Lithograph, 1990 Pop Art Landscape California Tower San Diego
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
BALBOA PARK is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in 1990 in an edition of 150, using traditional ha...
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
“Sunrise 2000”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max original mixed media on canvas “Sunrise 2000”. In great condition rare piece was made in 2008. Purchase price $35000 and his a...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
“Vase of flowers”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
Peter Max original 1998 painting on canvas “Vase of flowers”. In good condition comes with coa measuring 17x15
Mixed Media
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Tropical Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tropical Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: A.P./45, plus proofs Medium: Silkcreen on Arches paper Size: 23 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sig...
Screen
$3,000Sale 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
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Max Peace by the Year 2000 Mixed Media 1998 Original Painting 22x28
By Peter Max
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Peter Max Title: Peace by the Year 2000 Medium: Original Mixed Media Painting with Acrylic and Offset Lithography on Paper Dimensions: 22" x 28" Year: 1998 Inscription: Signe...
Paper, Acrylic
$1,462Sale Price|25% 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
$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
$1,296Sale Price|20% Off
Vase of Flowers XI, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Vase of Flowers XI Year: 2001 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 11 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription:...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Geometric Profile & Sailboats, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Geometric Profile & Sailboats Year: 2001 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.5 x 5.5 inches Condition: Exc...
Lithograph
"Umbrella Man with 2 Sailboats"
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 is in “fair” condition
Watercolor
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 '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
Peter Max -- Heart on Blends
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max Heart on Blends, 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
“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
$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: Monotype silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 19.75 x 15.25 inches Inscription: Hand signed in ink PETER MAX (1937- ) P...
Monotype, Screen
Peter Max Floral Mixed Media, Signed, Framed, Unique, 1990, Flower Vase
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Vase Medium: Unique mixed media with watercolor on paper Date: 1990 Edition: One of a kind Sheet Size: 12" x 13 3/4" Frame Size: 18 3/4" x 20 1/2" Sig...
Mixed Media, Watercolor
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
$4,000Sale Price|25% Off
On a Distant Planet, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: On a Distant Planet Year: 1978 Edition: H.C. 9; aside from the edition of 165 Medium: Silkscreen on Somerset paper Size: 26.5 x 20.75 inches Conditio...
Lithograph
$2,200Sale Price|22% Off
EARTH FLOWERS Signed Lithograph 1979, Abstract Floral, Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
EARTH FLOWERS is a rarely seen, original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in 1979 in an edition of 165, using traditional hand lithograph...
Lithograph
Sage and Profile
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max Sage and Profile, 2005 Medium: Original lithograph with acrylic on paper Edition: Unique Sheet Size: 11" x 8 1/2" Float mounted on the premium board Signature: Hand signed ...
Mixed Media
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Lady Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Umbrella Man Year: 1997 Medium: Ink on archival paper Size: 13 x 14 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed by the artist PETER MAX (1937- ) ...
Ink
Colossus Version 1 No. 1, Acrylic and Screenprint on Canvas by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Colossus Version 1 No. 1 Year: 1971 Medium: Acrylic and Silkscreen on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 36 in. x 26 in. (91.44 c...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
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
Umbrella Lady 15, Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Umbrella Lady 15, Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 165, HC, Image Size: 26 x 18.5 inches, Size...
Lithograph
“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
$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
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
Cosmic Profile 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 18 x 20 inches. Artwork size 12 x 13.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Cer...
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Larry King I, Psychedelic Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Psychedelic, Pop Art portrait of a young Larry King by artist Peter Max. This screenprint on canvas is part of a small series of 4 and is nicely framed. Larry King I Peter Max, Ge...
Acrylic, 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
Acrylic
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
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
$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
"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
Untitled 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
Degas and Woman from Images of an Era Suite - Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Degas and Woman from Images of an Era Suite Year: 1990 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 245/300 Siz...
Lithograph
"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
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
$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
Brown Lady Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Pop Art, Custom Framed, 1993
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. Custom frame with hand painted filet. Frame size approx 46 x 33.75 inches. Stu...
Canvas, Acrylic
Getting there Quickly, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Getting there Quickly, Year: 1972, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 100, Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2...
Screen
Peter Max -- Love on Blends
By Peter Max
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Peter Max Love on Blends, 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 6...
Mixed Media
$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
Les Mondrian Ladies, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Les Mondrian Ladies, Year: circa 1992, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 324/350, Size: 19 in. x 26 in. (48.26 c...
Screen
Three Lords and a Runner, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Three Lords and a Runner, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 224/300, Image Size: 15.25 x 22.25 inches...
Lithograph
Across the Room, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Across the Room, Year: 1982, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, Size: 21 in. x 30 in. (53.34 cm x 76.2 cm)
Lithograph
$6,500
Peter Max Umbrella Man III (Angel with Heart/Sailboat) Hand Colored Etching 2018
By Peter Max
Located in Plainview, NY
Peter Max Umbrella Man III (Angel with Heart/Sailboat) Hand Colored Etching 2018 A delightful and iconic work by legendary Pop artist Peter Max...
Etching