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PERHAPS THE FIRST PETER MAX EVENT OF 2012

http://vividlife.me/ultimate/21679/listen-legendary-artist-peter-max-a-magical-life/, LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW:



NOTE: Perhaps the host should have let PETER talk a bit more instead of them telling all their tales an experiences.

                                    

UNCOMMON SIGNED POSTERS AND OTHER ARTWORKS

Colorful poster dated 1989 from the "I love the World series"

This 1978 personalized and signed poster is a real beauty!

This design clearly shows that Peter Max is not a simple POP Art,

bright colors, flashy painter, but a sensitive artist that can easily

be compared to the classics.

 

Unique HEART poster signed i silver by both 

tennis player Agassi and Peter Max.

“Grand Slam for Children

A Concert for Tomorrow”

Sept. 30, 1995

MGM Grand Garden

Signed Patriotic Suite of posters dated 2001. Statue of liberty

and the flag , God Bless America and land of the Free  following the Sept 11 terrorist massacre.

RETROSPEKTIVE 63 - 93 Poster

Signed by MAX 1999

First EARTH SUMMIT 1992 Poster, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Three very different little Paper posters. Very simple yet elegant. Only good for decoration purposes.

BUTTERFLY MAN, 9 X 3 3/4" without the border

Matte cardboard, very elegant finish

The famous LOVE design with a very nice degradee background

I've seen many versions of this design, and this one is very unique.

THE RUNNING MAN, another one of PM POP manifestations

 

The CORCORAN collection of STATUE N.3 1981

Damaged a bit during shipping, the seller offered

to refund the payment, yet I decided to keep since 

its very soothing and different.

The printed signature I believe are embedded in

the printing, although the upper one looks very real.

small sample of very nicely made posters

extremely decorative

PETER at work on his posters.

This image from the archives of LIFE magazine 

first appeared on September 5, 1969.
Digitally printed on high gloss Premium Photographic 

Paper resulting in a unique silver pearlescent finish with stunning visual impact and depth that is suitable for museum or gallery display.

from allposters.com

  LEWIS AND FLOORWAX Denver radio hosts 

More than rare, I would say this is a bizarre PM 

commissioned poster.

this is one of my favorite signed 1996 poster 

Max undoubtedly has been involved in all facets

of social life.


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A WISHFUL NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION FOR PETER MAX

 Image:  Peter Max at his NYC studio, July 1972 by Ed

 Dear Peter.

We are entering a new year that follows a suite of terrible memories for the USA, but this resilient country will withstand this and much more and as the Phoenix, it will emerge from the ashes with a new bright and colorful plumage. This is also a perfect opportunity for you and your business entourage to perceive that your name,  and the history behind it,   should be preserved and respected and that your artwork should be elevated to the high standard and merit it really deserves. 

How many more financial needs must you carry? How many more homes and real estate investments, or dusty antique cars will you amass? How many more related companies and galleries must you please, and how many more Charities must you fund in order to recognize that your name is inexorably going downhill and losing credibility? 

PETER MAX is not a Walmart mass marketed brand, he's the last true Iconic POP-ART and fauvist American artist, yet his work is now being distributed as if it were a comic book monthly run. People are talking, questions are being asked, opinions are being posted, knowledgeable collectors are possibly downplaying new items, fans and collector as myself, are doubting about the spirit of anything coming out from the studio lately. On Ebay and Craiglist resellers and dealers are having a field day distorting the real value of the pieces, the prices are often out of context and misleading, only by mere chance there's some worthy seller on the market.

Who is doing all of this? Who’s producing the thousands of 8 x 11 Mixed Media papers? Who is painting the hundreds of "original" acrylic on canvas pieces?  Who is signing the Posters your company sold online? How many more Meet and Greet presentations will you have to attend to in order to shed some personal touch to the items sold? What happened with the spirit of the transcendent Max, the man with an international upbringing and many stories of the love for your art and the natural creativity you were given? It does not take a genius to figure out that one person alone cannot humanly produce such large  quantities for hundreds of Galleries, dealers and  the cruise ships ( understandably, they are the ones keeping the prices high).

Let me tell you something funny: We true collectors are a bit savvy of your professional trajectory, and we'd rather keep the  Seventies or older pieces, which for all intents and purposes are more authentic than anything else you can obtain on today's market. I personally would rather have an old signed book than a huge post-2010 canvas, even if the comparison is price disproportionate.

Have a Paw Wow with your team, and analyze where is you Concept directed for the years to come, and remember HongKou, where all started.

Happy new year 2012

December 26th, 2011

Ed Gugliotta

The Max Collector.

NOTE:  My eldest son just laughed at me saying that I am a stupid romantic and that PETER MAX and his staff could not care less about my thoughts, and this is probably very true, still, it's a pity that the world has lost its art luster and the little remaining of humanity. All good for Park West business  though.

PS: This is a personal point of view post. The reader should draw it's own conclusion and follow their personal  line of thoughts.

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END OF THE YEAR ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION

Six new  8.5 x 11" mixed media on paper

Sunrise at mountain/Joy top 1971                       Lord of Atlantis series circa 1972

The SUNRISE serigraph N. 20/100 was also used as the cover ARTWORK for PEACE, 
one of the small meditation booklets published with PETER's Swami in 1970.


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PETER MAX first works - JOEL AND THE WILD GOOSE BOOK 1963

This is perhaps one of the first important commission Peter Max had in 1963, he was 26 years old by then and starting his career in illustration.

In September of 1962,  Max started a small Manhattan arts studio with friend Tom Daly, The Daly & Max Studio. Daly and Max were joined by friend and mentor Don Rubbo, and the three worked as a group on books and advertising. In 1963, Daly, Max and Rubbo did the illustration, design and color for Helga Sandburg's (the daughter of poet Carl Sandburg) children's book Joel and the Wild Goose. (from Wikipedia). Although his name was not on the business, Don Rubbo played a major part and the three worked as a group on books and advertising; he was known as the ampersand in Daly & MAX. Mr. Rubbo passed away in 1979, his son Donald and wife Cheryl Lynne Rubbo are leading experts in mind-body medicine ( http://www.cultivatechi.com/about/index.html)

 HARD COVER ARTWORK

INTERIOR PAGES (samples)

LAST PAGE WITH ALL CREDITS FOR THE DALY AND MAX STUDIO, New York.

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BASEBALL 1997 COLECTION POSTER AND CARDS FRAMED TOGETHER

Noted artist Peter Max has painted renditions of ten 1997 superstar players and offered his commentary about those players on the backs. Cards were inserted 1:24 packs. In addition, Max-autographed cards signed and numbered from an edition of 40 are inserted 1:1,200 packs. This poster was given to me signed by Peter in silver sharpie:

The players included in this sport's  special  were:

PM1 - Derek Jeter
PM2 - Albert Belle
PM3 - Ken Caminiti
PM4 - Chipper Jones
PM5 - Ken Griffey Jr.
PM6 - Frank Thomas
PM7 - Cal Ripken Jr.
PM8 - Mark McGwire
PM9 - Barry Bonds
PM10 - Mike Piazza

This is how it looks in my music studio:

 

THE PLAYER'S CARDS IN DETAIL

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WATCHES & CLOCKS

the LIBERTY HEAD watch, one of few watches produced by Tsumura Illusion Inc, dated 1991. I have my eyes open for other models.

the AMERICAN FLAG, another watch  produced by Tsumura Illusion Inc, dated 1991. I admit they are not as good as the original plastic ones. I am looking for one of those.

1986 FACE watch with red strap,  the bag is particularly nice  - Another 1986 different face with red stripe, from the same collection

Unique signed Tsumura watch  and a special casing B & W PLANET timepiece

Vintage clocks from the 1970 GE collection

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THE NASCAR 2000 COLLECTION

NASCAR 2000 N.3 CAR - DALE EARNHARDT COLLECTION


Story says that DALE EARNHARDT Sr. hated this car . I think
it was really cool! Eddy.

 

The GM Goodwrench April 2002 Racing report

featuring the N.3 Peter Max Monte Carlo

Driven by Dale Earnhardt Sr, he quoted:

"This is by far the most unique paint scheme we've done to date"

This magazine is a very rare find, and I cherish it so much.

If you want a PDF with this report, send me an email

In a complete departure from his stabdard black paint scheme, Dale Earnhardt raced this colorful N.3 car in the Winston on May 29, 2000. PETER MAX create the artwork of one of the most memorable cars depicted here in  a 1:24 replica RCCA Goodwrench/Peter Max 2000 Chevrolet Club Car. It earned a top three spot in the all-star event. 

These are two versions of the bigger scale, one more simple and non functional, the other more detailed with functional trunk and hood.

Find next to this, an image of the miniature cars scale.

New addition, Jan 2011


Unique Dale Earnhardt PETER MAX car wall clock

Beautiful and very unique poster of the N.3 NASCAR

signed by MAX in 2001

 

NASCAR retro gas pump 2000
one item of 2400 produced and extremely rare

Winner Circle - Sam Bass 1:43 scale

Includes a Dale Earnhardt card

Smaller 1:64 scale in three versions, one with a visible chasis, a MAX painted
hood,and a plain version with a playing card included

NASCAR TIN CAN 2000 Earnhardt N.3 cars,
artwork by PM

PETER MAX Nascar N.3 Caps in two different designs

The NASCAR mini N.3 vehicle rig

The NASCAR Pit Wagon, with gorgeous panels of PM artwork.
I would never use it, but it's also a Piggy Bank. Very few were made.

A deluxe version of the 1:24 N.3 Dale Earnhardt car 2001
NASCAR racing... yeeehaw!!!

One of the most expensive versions of the 1:24 scale car:

The ELITE box.

The NASCAR N.3 Ceramic mug, not easy to find

 MINIATURE CAR adhesive decals year 2000
PETER MAX/GOODWRENCH

Not a NASCAR item, but related to USA car races
This is the INDY 500 year 2003 race program.
This car is made of wood, measures aprox 4 feet long and it's located
on one of the entrance walls of the Max Sudio in New York.

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