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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$716Sale Price|20% Off
Winged Flyer In Space, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Winged Flyer In Space Year: 2002 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 4.875 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
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
$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
$1,015Sale Price|30% Off
Instant Nutriment #4, 1969 - Modern Pop Art Psychedelic Print
By Peter Max
Located in Soquel, CA
Instant Nutriment #4, 1969 - Modern Pop Art Psychedelic Print A vintage psychedelic print, Instant Nutriment #4, 1969 by Peter Max (German, b. 1937). Unframed. Shipped Rolled in tube. Some edge wear to paper. Image: 36"H x 24"W One of the most famous of all living artist's, Peter Max is a pop culture icon. His bold colors, uplifting images and an uncommon artistic diversity have touched almost every phase of American culture and has inspired many generations. Peter Max has painted for six U.S. Presidents and his art is on display in Presidential Libraries and in U.S. Embassies. Max has painted our Lady Liberty annually since America's Bicentennial and in 2000 a collage of his Liberties adorned over 145 million Verizon phone books. Max has been named an official artist of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. He has also been Official Artist of 5 Super Bowls, World Cup USA, The World Series, The U.S. Open, The Indy 500, The NYC Marathon...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$860Sale Price|20% Off
Tip Toe Floating I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tip Toe Floating I Year: 2001 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 6 x 4.75 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
Lithograph
$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
$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
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
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Neo Man In Love Ver. II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Neo Man In Love Ver. II Year: 2001 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 11 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...
Lithograph
$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
$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
$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
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
$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
$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
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Great Wave with Doves, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Great Wave with Doves Year: 2002 Edition: 495/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent ...
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
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Sailboat Series I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat Series I Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 7 x 8 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Flying Doves, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flying Doves Year: 2002 Edition: 451/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscripti...
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
$1,051Sale Price|20% Off
Flowers In Blue Vase III, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flowers In Blue Vase III Year: 2000 Edition: 419/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 12 x ...
Lithograph
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
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
$876Sale Price|20% Off
Garden Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Garden Flowers Year: 1979 Edition: 347/350, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Somerset paper Size: 30 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Si...
Lithograph
$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
$1,512Sale Price|20% Off
American Gothic Lithograph Print, Pop Art Style, 1996, 38x25
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
AMERICAN GOTHIC is a colorful, rarely seen limited edition lithograph by the American artist and Pop Art icon Peter Max, printed using traditional lithography techniques on archival ...
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
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
$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
Cosmic Holiday Hand Drawn Lithograph, Pop Art Portrait, 1981 Edition
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
COSMIC HOLIDAY is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset printmakin...
Lithograph
$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Protect Our Children Ver. II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Protect Our Children Ver. II Year: 2002 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 13.81 x 17.12 inches Condition: Excel...
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
$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
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
$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
$8,400Sale Price|20% Off
Flower Lady, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flower Lady Year: 1989 Edition: 6/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 31.5 x 40.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signe...
Screen
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
$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
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
"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
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
$3,400Sale Price|20% Off
Magic Carpet Ride, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Magic Carpet Ride Year: 2015 Medium: Watercolor and silkscreen on Fabriano paper Size: 13.75 x 12 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Published, ...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$4,500
USA Film Festival, Dallas Yellow/Orange 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/Orange), Year: 1973, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 134/300, Image Size: 27...
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
$1,104Sale Price|20% Off
Umbrella Man at Sunrise, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Umbrella Man at Sunrise Year: 2001 Edition: 303/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 9 x 11 inches Condition: Excellent In...
Lithograph
$1,243Sale Price|20% Off
The Profile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: The Profile Year: 2003 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Size: 11.5 x 9.75 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sig...
Lithograph
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Angel with Heart, 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: 15 x 11 inches Inscription: Signed in ink Notes: Publishe...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Screen
$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
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Smile, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Smile Year: 2002 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sig...
Lithograph
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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
Nude with Crop, Pop Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) Title: Nude with Crop Year: circa 1975 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 25 x 19 inches Paper S...
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
$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
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
$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