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Original Limited Edition Painting on Acrylic on Paper, 2010. Paper Size: "8.5" x 11" Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. From Peter Max studio. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Suggested Retail Gallery Price: $3,500.

This is one of Peter Maxs most iconic, dazzling and beautiful works! Very collectable and unique! Great amazing harmonies of color, space and composition make it an absolute winner and one of his most exciting collectible works! Features gorgeous exciting color tones in deep rich hues on this original. Excellent collectible! This elegant striking piece would make a splendid impression and fantastic statement anywhere. Features incomparable colorations and beautiful lines. This piece is stunning in person. Photo does not do it justice. Made of the very Finest Archival Museum quality paper. This is an outstanding piece in excellent condition that has never been framed. This rare artwork is highly desirable for art collectors!


                                                                                                                                                                   ARTIST PETER MAX (Born: 1937)

German born American artist, Peter Max is best known for his fantastically colorful images and exciting exuberant style. Pop artist Max, like his contemporary Andy Warhol, had created his own artistic force with iconic figures and has captured the faces of the Statue of Liberty, the Mona Lisa, Mick Jagger and George Washington in his one of a king Technicolor style. This acclaimed artist’s work is also held in prestigious museum collections around the world.

Born in Berlin, Peter lived in China as a child and traveled to India, Africa, Israel and Paris, until his family moved to the U.S. He trained at the Art Students League, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts in New York. When he left art school in the 1960s he began producing, "cosmic imagery” that catapulted him to prominence and garnered him the cover story in Life magazine.

Max is noted for his surging graphic designs in bright, vibrating colors while incorporating psychedelic and celestial motifs. Max is a creative and prolific artist who has worked with acrylics, oils, water colors, pastels, charcoal, etchings, engravings, lithographs, serigraphs, silk screens, sculpture and graphics. Max's Cosmic '60s art Pop imagery captured the imagination of an entire generation and catapulted the young artist to fame and fortune. Max is a painter for five former U.S. Presidents: Carter, Ford, Bush, Reagan and Clinton. Max created posters for Bill Clinton's inauguration.

Max has had  numerous International museum shows, and gallery shows worldwide. His works appear in the prominent collections of many major museums.His trademark artworks have achieved international fame.

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 variety of cultures throughout the world while traveling from Tibet to Africa to Israel to Europe until his family moved to the U.S. In American Max was trained at the Art Students League, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts, all in New York. After closing his design studio in 1964, Peter began creating his characteristic paintings and graphic prints.

From visionary pop artist of the 1960's, to master of dynamic neo Expressionism, Peter Max and his vibrant colors have become part of the fabric of contemporary American culture. In the 1960's Max rose to youthful prominence with his now-famous "Cosmic '60s" style, a bold linear type of painting which employed  Fauvist use of color and depicted transcendental themes. Peter Max revolutionized art of the 60’s just as the Beatles transformed the music of the decade. As his expressionistic style evolved, becoming more sensuous and painterly, Max’s unique symbolism and vibrant color palette have continued to inspire new generations of Americans throughout the decades. Peter Max is a passionate environmentalist and defender of human and animal rights, often dedicating paintings and posters for these noteworthy causes. He has celebrated our nation's principles of freedom and democracy with his famous paintings of American icons of freedom including Lady Liberty and the American Flag.

Peter Max has received many important commissions including the creation of the first "Preserve the Environment" Postage Stamp commemorating the World's Fair in Spokane, Washington; 235 Border Murals at entry points to Canada and Mexico commissioned by the U.S. General Services; and a painting of each of the 50 states, resulting in a book, "Peter Max Paints America" in celebration of the Bicentennial. In 1981 he was invited by President and Mrs. Reagan to paint six Liberty portraits at the White House. Max has painted for five U.S. Presidents - Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. Max has exhibited in over 40 international museums and over 50 galleries, worldwide. His work can be found in many prominent museum and private collections around the world. 

In 1981 he painted six liberty portraits for the America President and Mrs. Reagan, and in 1993, his famous ‘100 Clintons’ installation. Max has painted for five American presidents; Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton.

Max has had approximately forty museum shows internationally, and more than fifty gallery shows worldwide. His works appear in the prominent collections of many museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.