Peter Max Limited Edition Serigraph "Mickey Mouse Suite"

Item Details

By Hand

A limited edition serigraph print by German-American pop artist Peter Max (born 1937). This print, from Max’s Disney Suite, depicts Mickey Mouse in red pants against a vivid pink, blue, and violet background. The work is signed in black felt tip pen in the lower left, and hand numbered 210 in an edition of 500. The print is presented mounted against a black backing with a black mat featuring a custom painted liner that matches and continues the image. It is in a black wood frame with a hanging wire mounted to the verso. This work includes a certificate of authenticity.

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. 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

- glass could be cleaned more thoroughly; minor blemishes to frame; numbers to the lower left are fading.

Dimensions

- measures frame; image measures 14" W. × 16″ H.

Item #

17CHI195-073