2003
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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Statue of Liberty I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Statue of Liberty I Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 10 x 5.5 inches Condition: Excellent Insc...
Lithograph
Max, Statue of Liberty V, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Statue of Liberty V Year: 1981 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 24.5 x 12.5 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered...
Offset
Max, Statue of Liberty II, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Statue of Liberty II Year: 2000 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issued Notes: Published and printed by Via Max, Inc., New York, 2000. Policy: We officially represent the Peter Max Studio (ALP, Inc., New York), and this artwork will be shipped directly from the Studio to the buyer. Per the requirements of the Peter Max family and the Studio (ALP, Inc., New York), this artwork will be dedicated by the Peter Max Studio to the buyer or a person of the buyer’s choosing (first and last name). Excerpted from the Peter Max Archives, As the new millennium dawned, Peter Max created a series of uplifting artwork expressing his hopes and bright optimism for the era ahead. As part of this series, this stunning artwork brilliantly reproduces one of Max's eight-foot-tall paintings of the Statue of Liberty that he created at the invitation of President and Mrs. Reagan on the White House lawn on July 4th, 1981. Lady Liberty is rendered in fluid, expressionistic brushwork in soft, sublime colors with punctuations of bold color and the artist's signature 'zoople' accents throughout the piece. This beautiful and patriotic artwork also features a Peter Max Statue of Liberty...
Offset
Liberty Head VIII, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head VIII Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.43 x 2.62 inches Condition: Excellent Ins...
Lithograph
Liberty Head on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head on Blends Year: 2005 Edition: 452/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.75 x 10 inches Condition: Excellent...
Lithograph
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
Statue of Liberty, Signed Acrylic Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max was born in Berlin in 1937 but his family moved to China when he was still very young. In fact, the young Max would move frequently with his family, learning about a variet...
Canvas, Acrylic
Statue of Liberty (Yellow/Green), Pop Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Statue of Liberty (Yellow/Green), Year: 1980, Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in pencil, Edition: A/P, Size: 13 in. x 10.5 in. (33.02 ...
Lithograph
"Statue of Liberty" silkscreen on paper by artist Peter Max from edition of 300
By Peter Max
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Statue of Liberty" unframed silkscreen on paper by artist Peter Max. Numbered 177/300 on front lower left corner and signed "Max" in front lower righ...
Screen
Statue of Liberty, Huge Original Acrylic Painting, Pop Art, Framed, 1989, Signed
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 71.75 x 35.75 inches. Custom framed with hand painted filet. Frame size approx 86 x 50 inches. Max studio catalog number and year on verso. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Peter Max (American, born 1937) is a German artist known for his unique brand of rainbow-hued prints and paintings, which he has created since the early 1960s. Employing painterly strokes, his illustrations incorporate a wide spectrum of colors and patterns as seen in his Umbrella Man series. “I'm just wowed by the universe. I'm just glad to do something I love to do. I love color, I love painting, I love shapes...
Acrylic, Canvas
Statue of Liberty, Huge Original Acrylic Painting, Pop Art, Framed, 2000
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed and dated in acrylic on front by Peter Max. Canvas size 96 x 48 inches. Frame size aprox 100 x 52 inches. Peter Max studio catalog...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
