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Original Acrylic on Silkscreen on Canvas Painting Ronald Reagan Contemporary A
Artist: Peter Max Title: Ronald Reagan Medium: Acrylic on silkscreen on canvas Framing: Framed and Matted Size: 30″ x 24″ Inscription: Signed Max and dated 1989 in upper right Peter Max studio reference number: 8151 Condition: Museum quality Documentation: Includes Gallery Certificate of Authenticity Peter Max’s original acrylic on silkscreen on canvas “Ronald Reagan” is an iconic work for both the artist and pop culture. Created in 1989, at the end of Reagan’s presidential term, this piece embodies what Peter Max does best as a pop artist: Delivers us a moment in time through art. The darker colors and cooler tones of this work are rare among Max’s works, making this a unique a noteworthy composition. The subject matter combined with Peter Max’s signature style help this piece appeal to lovers of art, history, politics, and pop culture alike. A painter of celebrities and icons, Peter Max is world-renowned for his signature visual language featuring bright nuances of the rainbow spectrum. His colorful body of work embodies the spirit of the psychedelic 60s and transmits its optimism throughout all the prolific decades of the artists activity. The practice of Peter Max transcends all media, from drawing and painting to sculpture, print and graphic design, while the iconography he employs is highly recognizable and relatable to the broad public. Sometimes described as a neo-expressionist, Max is actually considered one of the most productive and commercially successful pop artists to date. Throughout his career, he collaborated with numerous companies, events and organizations, designing lines for General Electric, and serving as the official artist of the Grammy Awards and the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, but also for five Super Bowls, the World Cup, the World Series, and the US Open among others. Six American presidents have been among commissioners of Peter Maxs art, while his works were exhibited in over 100 museums and galleries across the planet. Synesthetic Art of Peter Max is eclectic and figurative, always clad in a kaleidoscopic palette. From his memorable Lady Liberty series, over the famous people and imagery inspired by music, to the more recent Obama series and the Masters Series in which he reinterpreted some of the most famous works from art history, we can follow Maxs oeuvre that has given him the status of a true American cultural icon. Born in 1937 in Berlin as Peter Max Finkelstein, the artist had an exciting and nomadic upbringing in China, Israel, and France, following the final settlement of his family in the United States. Today, Peter Max lives and works in New York City, NY. The item “Original Acrylic on Silkscreen on Canvas Painting Ronald Reagan Contemporary A” is in sale since Wednesday, March 6, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “modern_artifact” and is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Style: Contemporary Art