Peter Max 1970 Abstract Serigraph "Infinity Watchers"

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A signed serigraph print titled Infinity Watchers by well listed 20th century Pop artist Peter Max (born 1937). This vibrant psychedelic inspired image depicts an assemblage of abstracted faces in profile that double as the cloud filled background of a snow capped mountain landscape. The work is signed and dated by hand in black ink in the lower right ‘Peter Max ’70’. The print is editioned by hand in graphite in the lower left margin ‘D/P II’. It is presented mounted to a white backing in a brushed aluminum frame. There is a hanging wire mounted to the verso.

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

- silver metal frame showing nicks and scratches around the frame; glass not present in frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; 18.5" W x 16.25" H measures visual image.

Item #

18BAL025-004