Peter Max Original Mixed Media Collage "Andy with Moustache"

Item Details

An original mixed media collage by well-listed and renowned German-American Pop artist Peter Max (1937 -), titled Andy with Mustache. The piece collages an offset lithograph reproduction of a portrait of extremely prolific pop artist Andy Warhol onto a softly gradiented watercolor background with deckled edges. Several bright geometric shapes are collaged across the print, and acrylic doodle accents in primary tones of red, yellow, and green accent the piece. The collage is signed in acrylic paint to the lower center. The piece is float-mounted on a white backing and is matted in black with a gold fillet. It is presented in a wooden frame with acrylic black and gold finish and a hanging wire. 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 counter-culture with its flamboyant use of bright rainbow colors and psychedelic images.

Condition

good- paper is slightly warped. Light scratching across frame.

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Item #

16CIN411-172