Peter Max Psychedelic Lithograph "Ladies' Hat" and More, Circa 1981

Item Details

Peter Max (American, born 1937)
Ladies’ Hat, 1981
Lithograph on paper
Signed to lower right
Artist’s proof
Artist blind stamp to lower corner
Lot includes paper folder for lithograph and another sheet of paper, both bearing inscriptions, dedications and/or sketches by the artist.

Provenance
From the collection of Sandy and David Wasserstrom (Elkins Park, PA).

Max received his formal art education in the 1950s at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, where he studied anatomy, figure drawing, and composition 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.

Condition

- to lithograph: toning and discolorations throughout, handling wear, lightly bumped edges and corners. To ephemera: varying degrees of toning, discolorations, foxing, tears, creases, and handling wear.

Dimensions

- measures lot; lithograph sheet measures 7" W x 7" H.

Item #

ITMGJ06042