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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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  1. Peter Max, Self Portrait #1, 1969, Acrylic and screenprint on canvasSelf Portrait #1Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $53,125≈ £41,417≈ €46,823Sign up to see
  2. Better World Ver XIIHelmuth Stone Gallery · $41,580$33,000 + $8,580 premium≈ £30,814≈ €35,870Sign up to see
  3. Statue of LibertyHelmuth Stone Gallery · $22,050$17,500 + $4,550 premium≈ £16,249≈ €18,827Sign up to see

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  1. Liberty Head Ver. II
    Acrylic · Canvas
    16 x 16 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 6
    $5,985≈ £4,488≈ €5,177$4,750 + $1,235 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–6,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  2. Untitled
    Acrylic
    22 x 10 1/8 x 2 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 7
    $10,710≈ £8,031≈ €9,264$8,500 + $2,210 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–12,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  3. Untitled
    Acrylic
    18 1/8 x 12.25 x 2 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 8
    $8,190≈ £6,141≈ €7,084$6,500 + $1,690 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–8,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  4. Untitled
    Mixed media · Canvas
    22.5 x 16 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 80
    $5,040≈ £3,779≈ €4,359$4,000 + $1,040 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  5. Heart on Blends
    Mixed media
    9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 81
    $567≈ £425≈ €490$450 + $117 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  6. Walking in Reeds
    Mixed media
    17.25 x 10.25 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 82
    $1,197≈ £898≈ €1,035$950 + $247 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  7. Umbrella Man
    Mixed media
    9.25 x 7.25 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 83
    $819≈ £614≈ €708$650 + $169 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,600View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  8. Angel with Sun on Blends
    Mixed media
    9.75 x 8 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 84
    $693≈ £520≈ €599$550 + $143 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $700–1,400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  9. Peter Max, A Pair of Figure Sketches;, ink on paper
    A Pair of Figure Sketches;
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size 27.0 x 20.5 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/16 in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 219
    $384≈ £281≈ €323Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Peter Max, A Pair of Pencil Sketches;, pencil and ink on paper
    A Pair of Pencil Sketches;
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size 21.5 x 13.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 5/16 in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 383
    $384≈ £281≈ €323Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at Bonhams ↗
Also offered, result not published (156)

Lots by Peter Max that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Peter Max signature

324 catalogued lots by Peter Max record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (51% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right109
  • upper right49
  • lower left19
  • upper left12
  • lower centre10
  • in the margin10

Form

  • signed269
  • signed and dated29
  • signed in pencil26

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About Peter Max

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 arts and culture of the 1960s, particularly psychedelic art and pop art. He was noted for his artwork that ranged from posters of Day-Glo flowers, butterflies, rainbows, stars and planets, which according to The New York Times, "expressed the blissed-out exuberance of the countercultural 1960s". His work was often described as symbolic to the 1960s counterculture movement.

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