Peter Max Etching

Item Details

Peter Max (Germany/New York, born 1937)
Untitled, 1993
Etching on paper
Signed to the lower margin
Version 4 XVI edition 96 out of 99
Peter Max blindstamp present to the lower left
Faint watermark present to the lower left

An etching on paper by listed artist Peter Max (born 1937). This work depicts a Picasso-style composition features three nude figures rendered with kinetic delineations. It is signed to the lower margin and is version 4 XVII edition 96 out of 99. This print is presented in a metal frame under glass.

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

- paper is billowed; scratches to frame.

Dimensions

- frame measures; plate measures 8" W x 9.75" H.

Item #

18DCC552-228