Peter Max Acrylic Embellished Offset Lithograph "American 500: Palm Tree"

Item Details

Peter Max (Germany/United States, born 1937)
American 500: Palm Tree, circa 2004
Offset lithograph embellished with acrylic paint on paper
Signed to the upper left

Max received his formal art education in the 1950s at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, where he studied under the tutelage of Frank J. Reilly. Max began his career in illustration and graphic arts by creating collage-based works using elements taken from antique photographs. His interest in astronomy led to his self-described “Cosmic ’60s” period, where his art became a symbol of the counterculture with its flamboyant use of bright rainbow colors and psychedelic images. American icons such as Bill Clinton, Taylor Swift, and Mohammed Ali appear in his works, along with other elements such as the Statue of Liberty, peace signs, butterflies, and flying saucers.

Condition

- dent to the frame to the upper and lower center; abrasions and nicks to the frame particularly to the corners.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sight measures 24.5" W x 18.5" H.

Item #

ITMG242899