Peter Max

American · 1937–2026 · Painter, Printmaker

Peter Max Finkelstein, known professionally as Peter Max, was a German-American artist known for using bright colors in his work. Works by Max are associated with the visual… (Wikipedia)

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463lots offered2007–2026years recorded89%sold (274)$893Sign up free to seemedian price

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Self Portrait #1Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 2018$53,125≈ £41,417≈ €46,823Sign up to see
Better World Ver XIIHelmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 2026$41,580$33,000 + $8,580 premium≈ £30,814≈ €35,870Sign up to see
Statue of LibertyHelmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 2026$22,050$17,500 + $4,550 premium≈ £16,249≈ €18,827Sign up to see

Peter Max’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Average price

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median $893free account

High

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Lots sold

274

of 307 offered · 2007–2026

Sell-through

89%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

5 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

156 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Paintings	86	80	93%	$5.6kSign up	$3.2kSign up	$53.1kSign up
Oil	4	4	100%	$5.6kSign up	$6kSign up	$9.6kSign up
Acrylic	49	48	98%	$7.8kSign up	$4.9kSign up	$53.1kSign up
Mixed media	33	28	85%	$1.8kSign up	$1.1kSign up	$10.4kSign up
Works on paper	56	46	82%	$1.1kSign up	$1kSign up	$3.1kSign up
Watercolor	9	7	78%	$731Sign up	$699Sign up	$1.3kSign up
Pastel	1	1	100%	$1.6kSign up	$1.6kSign up	$1.6kSign up
Drawing	15	10	67%	$663Sign up	$425Sign up	$1.6kSign up
Prints & multiples	131	114	87%	$809Sign up	$671Sign up	$3.1kSign up
Etching	5	5	100%	$622Sign up	$693Sign up	$819Sign up
Lithograph	49	41	84%	$823Sign up	$600Sign up	$3.1kSign up
Screenprint	63	54	86%	$880Sign up	$750Sign up	$3kSign up
Print (other)	14	14	100%	$557Sign up	$322Sign up	$1.9kSign up
Sculpture	2	2	100%	$1.6kSign up	$1.6kSign up	$2.5kSign up
Other	32	32	100%	$2.3kSign up	$1.1kSign up	$20kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

Year	Offered	Sold	Median
2026	60	60	$1.2kSign up
2025	36	30	$690Sign up
2024	30	29	$756Sign up
2023	35	30	$1.1kSign up
2022	32	25	$1.1kSign up
2021	31	28	$750Sign up
2020	18	11	$756Sign up
2019	7	7	$1kSign up
2018	9	8	$1.9kSign up
2017	10	9	$690Sign up
2016	4	4	$1.2kSign up
2014	15	15	$756Sign up
2013	5	5	$938Sign up
2012	9	8	$485Sign up
2010	3	2	$1.2kSign up
2007	3	3	$550Sign up