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 Midget Dream #1 psychedelic 1967 vintage poster - popart
By Peter Max
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Peter Max’s “Midget Dream #1” vintage psychedelic poster. In very fine condition, never displayed, and ready to frame. Grade...
Offset
$920Sale Price|20% Off
COSMIC FLOWERS Signed Lithograph, Abstract Floral, Happy Colors, Blue Red Yellow
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
Cosmic Flowers is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100% aci...
Lithograph
$381Sale Price|20% Off
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
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat with Sun & Moon, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat with Sun & Moon Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent ...
Lithograph
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Woodstock Profile on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Woodstock Profile on Blends Year: 2006 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.75 x 10 inches Condition: Exce...
Lithograph
$1,800Sale Price|33% Off
Umbrella Man (Retro Suite II), Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Umbrella Man (Retro Suite II) Year: 1994 Edition: A.P.; 300, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 11 x 10.5 inches Condition: Excellen...
Screen
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
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Profile Series IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Profile Series IV Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 9 x 7.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
Lithograph
Roseville Bouquet, Pop Art Screenprint on Paper by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Roseville Bouquet by Peter Max, German/American (1937) Date: 1991 Screenprint on Paper, signed and numbered in color pencil Edition of 33/300 Size: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Fram...
Screen
$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
Marching Head, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Untitled 3 - Marching Head, Year: 1972, Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil, Size: 21.5 x 15 in. (54.61 x 38.1 cm)
Screen
$1,250Sale Price|24% Off
The Lovers
By Peter Max
Located in Berlin, MD
Peter Max (German / American 1937 - Present) The Lovers. Abstract of two nude women on a bed in vibrant colors. The print is on thick woven paper and is...
Lithograph
Atlantic Runner, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Atlantic Runner, Year: 1972, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100/300, Size: 16 in. x 16 in. (40.64 cm x 40.64 ...
Screen
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Talking to Karen
By Peter Max
Located in Buffalo, NY
A very rare serigraph by Peter Max, created in 1979 called "Talking to Karen". This is one of Max's most collectible periods and works.
Lithograph, Paper, Screen
Statue of Liberty, Pop Art Poster by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 -) - Statue of Liberty, Year: circa 1986, Medium: Poster, Image Size: 30.5 x 15 inches, Frame Size: 44.25 x 28.25 inches
Offset
Flower Jumper, Psychedelic Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max Title: Flower Jumper Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 134/200 Image Size: 23 x 31 inches Size: 27 in. x 33.5 in. (...
Screen
$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
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 Mixed Media, Signed, Framed, Unique, 1998, Portrait
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Title: Profile Medium: Unique acrylic and mixed media on paper Date: 1998 Edition: One of a kind Frame Size: 18 1/4" x 16 1/4" Sheet Size: 10 3/8" x 8 1/2" Signatur...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$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
$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
$859Sale Price|20% Off
Protect our Children I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Protect our Children I Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 5 x 6.25 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Liberty Head III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head III Year: 2001 Edition: 485/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
Lithograph
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Peter Max Statue of Liberty (Signed, Stamped & Numbered) - Framed Print
By Peter Max
Located in New Orleans, LA
A large, bright, powerful image of the statue of liberty by famous American artist Peter Max. I have included a photo of this same print being offered on Artsy for significantly more money. You can read about this iconic series by visiting the website of Park West Gallery...
Archival Paper
Peach Lady, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Peach Lady, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 224/300, Image Size: 22.25 x 17.25 inches, Size: 26 x ...
Lithograph
Peter Max Contemporary Color Screen Print, 1997, Signed, Jimi Hendrix
By Peter Max
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Peter Max Title: Jimi Hendrix Medium: Screen print in colors Date: 1997 Edition: 21/45 Image Size: 19 1/2" x 25 1/4" Sheet Size: 22 1/2" x 28 1/2" Signature: Hand signed in p...
Screen
$800Sale Price|20% Off
GARDEN FLOWERS Hand Colored Lithograph 1979, Abstract Floral, Pop Art
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
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
$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
LADY IN GREEN Original Lithograph, Rare Proof, Seated Woman, Pop Art Portrait
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
LADY IN GREEN is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American artist and Pop Art icon, Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free. LADY IN GREEN is a vibrant multicolor portrait of an elegant seated woman wearing a green print dress; her elaborate blue and pink hat appears to be releasing free form blue dots and floating yellow black lines. LADY IN GREEN's white serene face contrasts against the black and white stripe chair...
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
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
Two Hearts as One, Pop Art Poster by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Two Hearts as One, Year: 2001, Medium: Poster, with marker drawing, signed, dedicated and dated in marker top left, Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96...
Offset
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
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Cosmic Flyer in Space, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Flyer in Space Year: 2003 Edition: 497/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Ins...
Lithograph
$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
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Moon Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tropical Flowers Year: 1978 Edition: A.P.;45, plus proofs Medium: Silkcreen on Arches paper Size: 22 x 27.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: ...
Screen
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
The Better World, Peter Max, hand signed limited edition WFUNA lithograph
By Peter Max
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This colorful work by Peter Max was created in 1988. The vintage WFUNA lithograph "The Better World" has an Authentication certificate attached on the verso #443/750 There is no ch...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph
$1,500
“Quiet Lake”
By Peter Max
Located in Warren, NJ
This is a Peter Max signed and number lithograph “quiet lake”. In good condition. Frame has some minor scratches. 33 Out of 50
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
$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
Poet, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Poet, Year: circa 1975, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 10/200, Image Size: 20.5 x 30 inches, Size: 26.5 in. ...
Screen
$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
$1,531Sale Price|20% Off
United We Stand, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: United We Stand Year: 2002 Edition: 107/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.5 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
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
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
VASE IN ROOM II Signed Lithograph, 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
$1,436Sale 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
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
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 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
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$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
[Jimi] Hendrix, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: [Jimi] Hendrix Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Edition: 41/45, plus proofs Size: 22.25 x 28.5 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Signed...
Screen
$1,600Sale Price|30% Off
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
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Figure With Umbrella, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Abstract Figure With Umbrella Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent I...
Lithograph
$1,276Sale Price|28% Off
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: 12.75 x 10 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...
Lithograph
ZERO'S FRIEND Signed Lithograph, 1980 Pop Art Portrait, Mod Style Hat
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
ZERO'S FRIEND 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...
Lithograph
Vintage Poster President Bill Clinton Pop Art Hand Signed Peter Max Lithograph
By Peter Max
Located in Surfside, FL
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Bill Clinton Inaugural, An American Reunion, New Beginnings, Renewed Hope Hand signed in marker with dedication Year: 1993 Medi...
Lithograph, Offset
Aztec Man /// Peter Max Portrait Pop Art Colorful Fantasy Lithograph Modern Art
By Peter Max
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Peter Max (German-American, 1937-) Title: "Aztec Man" *Signed by Max in pencil lower right Year: 1973 Medium: Original Lithograph on Arches paper Limited edition: 205/300 Pri...
Lithograph
$4,500
USA Film Festival, Dallas (Green/Blue), Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - USA Film Festival, Dallas (Green/Blue), Year: 1973, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 128/300, Image Size: 27.25...
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