Peter Max Mixed Media Lithograph "Flowers" (1993)

Peter Max (American, b. Germany 1937). "Flowers" mixed media lithograph, 1993. Signed at lower center left beneath plate. A jubilant scatter of rounded, cartoonish blooms in cobalt blue tumbles across a ground of sun-yellow and warm orange, punctuated by looping gestural marks in red, a central mushroom-like form in rose and red, and freely drawn calligraphic flourishes that refuse to sit still long enough to be identified as anything other than pure visual energy. The composition has the loose, improvisational confidence of an artist who has internalized the psychedelic vocabulary of the 1960s so completely that by 1981 it flows from him the way a musician plays scales - effortlessly, with joy. The multicolor hand-drawn borders, in arcing lines of red, orange, blue, and green, extend beyond the printed image and into the surrounding paper, collapsing the distinction between the mechanical and the handmade and making each impression technically unique. Max's looping multicolor crayon signature below the image reinforces that intimacy. Presented in a white-painted wood frame with gilt liner. About the artist: Born in Berlin, Peter Max moved frequently with his family, living in more than six countries until they settled in the United States. Max studied in New York City at the Art Students League, the Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Art. Max has been revered as a visionary Pop Artist since the 1960's, beloved for his "Cosmic '60s" style which would later evolve to Neo Expressionism. Max developed a bold style of painting using striking Fauvist colors and intriguing themes. As he evolved from Pop to Neo-Expressionism, his work became more painterly and sensuous. Max's unique symbolism and vibrant color palette have continued to inspire new generations of Americans throughout the decades. Item # 202111

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