Peter Max Signed Original "Cosmic Runner" 8x11 Mixed Media Acrylic on Paper 1/1 Painting (PA LOA)

Gallery Price $2500

Peter Max's legendary cosmic runner glided bell-bottom clad through the galaxy, a colorful gravity-free master of time and space. It was originally created in the 1960's.

Included in the auction are the US Postal Service commissioned Max to create the first 10¢ postage stamp to commemorate the Expo '74 World Fair in Spokane, Washington. He chose his cosmic runner character as the massage to the world.

This is an original Peter Max piece. The piece measures approximately 8.5" x 11" and is hand-signed by Max. The reverse side is stamped with the proper 2010 copyright and a hand written archive number. The piece includes an authenticity guarantee and LOA from Pristine Auction.

One of the most famous of all living artist's, Peter Max is also a pop culture icon. His bold colors, uplifting images and an uncommon artistic diversity have touched almost every phase of American culture and has inspired many generations. Peter Max has painted for six U.S. Presidents and his art is on display in Presidential Libraries and in U.S. Embassies. Max has painted our Lady Liberty annually since America's Bicentennial and in 2000 a collage of his Liberties adorned over 145 million Verizon phone books. Peter Max has been named an official artist of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Team at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. He has also been Official Artist of 5 Super Bowls, World Cup USA, The World Series, The U.S. Open, The Indy 500, The NYC Marathon and The Kentucky Derby. In 2002 Abrams Books publishes what would become one of the best-selling art books ever! "The Art Of Peter Max" "Just as Toulouse-Lautrec captured the imagination of late 19-century Paris with his posters, Max led the international youth movement of the Sixties into a new visual culture." ~ Charles Riley III Max Art Pops Up Everywhere! His art has flown the skies on a Continental Airlines Boeing 777 Jet. His art installations include an amazing 600-ft stage for the Woodstock Music Festival, a giant mural for the Winter Olympics and 10-ft guitars for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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