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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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

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A Better World III
Mixed media
23 x 17 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 18, 2021 · Lot 331
$2,520≈ £1,808≈ €2,094$2,000 + $520 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Orange Heart, 1976
Screenprint
23¾ h x 18½ w in (60 x 47 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 3, 2021 · Lot 327
$938≈ £672≈ €779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Universal Runner, 1970
Toomey & Co. · Feb 25, 2021 · Lot 25
$1,105≈ £781≈ €904Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Abstract Flowers III
Mixed media
23.5 x 17 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 3, 2021 · Lot 220
$945≈ £693≈ €769$750 + $195 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Blushing Beauty I
Mixed media
22.5 x 17 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 3, 2021 · Lot 221
$1,260≈ £924≈ €1,025$1,000 + $260 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Better World
Mixed media
23 x 17.25 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 3, 2021 · Lot 222
$1,134≈ £832≈ €922$900 + $234 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Liberty V
Mixed media
23.5 x 23.5 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Nov 15, 2020 · Lot 368
$1,386≈ £1,052≈ €1,173$1,100 + $286 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Flower Blossom Lady
Mixed media
17 x 23 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Nov 15, 2020 · Lot 369
$1,512≈ £1,148≈ €1,280$1,200 + $312 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Angel
Mixed media
23 x 18.25 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Nov 15, 2020 · Lot 370
$756≈ £574≈ €640$600 + $156 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Statue of Liberty
Mixed media
38 x 19 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 23, 2020 · Lot 24
$3,150≈ £2,398≈ €2,659$2,500 + $650 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗

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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

Signed in silver marker lower right Dimensions: 18 x 12 in COA: Included — Peter Max Tie Collection Exhibition Poster, Williamson Auction Gallery, Sep 15, 2026
Signed lower right, and on the verso: "Peter Max 2018" copyright stamp, serial number M — Cherry Blossom I, Ver. III, Vogt Auction, Dec 6, 2025
Signed upper right, with Peter Max copyright stamp, date 2017, and serial number 383080 on the verso sight: 16 x 22 in — Friends / Century Ladies Ver. IX, Vogt Auction, Dec 6, 2025

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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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