ART-082 Peter Max — "Blue Vase" Color Lithograph, Pencil Signed & Numbered 157/165, 1981 Publisher Blind Stamp

A bold and luminous still life from Peter Max's early 1980s gallery period — Blue Vase (1981) — featuring a vase of floral elements rendered in cool, saturated blue set against a blazing orange and red background. The juxtaposition is quintessential Max: complementary colors pushed to their maximum intensity, creating a visual vibration that is simultaneously still and electric. The vase anchors the composition with domestic familiarity while the background transforms the scene into something closer to pure abstraction.

Blue Vase is numbered 157/165, one of the last pulls from the edition, pencil signed lower right and carries an embossed 1981 publisher blind stamp lower left. Verso documentation identifies the artist, title, medium, and year.

Presented under plexiglass with matting in a black gallery frame. Nicks and scratches to frame, see pictures for details.  Approximate sight size 29 × 22 inches; framed 37.5 × 30.75 × 2.25 inches.

• Artist: Peter Max (German/American, born 1937)
• Title: Blue Vase
• Medium: Color lithograph on paper
• Year: 1981 (embossed publisher blind stamp; verso documentation)
• Edition: 157/165 with embossed 1981 publisher blind stamp (pencil signed lower right, numbered lower left)
• Sight Size: Approx. 29 × 22 in.
• Framed Size: 37.5 × 30.75 × 2.25 in.
• Presentation: Under plexiglass with matting in black gallery frame
• Documentation: Verso identifies artist, title, medium, and year
• Condition: Good overall; typical age-related surface wear and toning. Frame shows storage wear along edges and corners. Work not examined outside frame. Estate fresh to market.

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