Peter Max Lithograph "Circus Performer with Bird," circa 1976

Item Details

Peter Max (German-American, born 1937)
Circus Performer with Bird, circa 1976
Lithograph on paper
Signed to lower margin
Numbered 72/300
Two blind stamps to lower left

Max received his formal art education in the 1950s at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, where he studied anatomy, figure drawing and composition 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.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- minor even toning to sheet; staining and abrasions to glaze; minor wear, staining and abrasions to frame; wear, tears, punctures and staining to verso.

Dimensions

- measures frame; image measures 9.0" W x 11.75" H.

Item #

ITMG702960