Peter Max Mixed Media Print "Cosmic Jumper"

Item Details

Peter Max (German-born American, b. 1937)
Cosmic Jumper, 20th century
Offset lithograph mounted to acrylic painting on paper
Signed to lower right corner

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

- scratches to inner gold border; cuts to mat; dust and inclusions underneath acrylic; chips and scratches to frame, especially to edges of gold finish.

Dimensions

-measures frame; sight measures 10.25’’ W by 7’’ H

Item #

18DAL267-008-001