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German/American, b. 1937

Peter Max

574results on record
92%sell-through
$1,000median result (USD, incl. premium; 52% observed, 48% estimated from hammer)
$35,200 est.record in our coverage

Drawn from 574 recorded results (542 sold · 32 passed) across 21 auction houses, 1999–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 52% observed, 48% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$1.4K$2.7K$4.0K1999: $384 median, 2 sold2003: $3.2K median, 1 sold2006: $3.6K median, 1 sold2007: $568 median, 1 sold2008: $1.6K median, 3 sold2014: $1.7K median, 2 sold2015: $3.5K median, 3 sold2016: $550 median, 2 sold2017: $462 median, 6 sold2018: $1.3K median, 2 sold2019: $1.1K median, 25 sold2020: $1.5K median, 24 sold2021: $906 median, 84 sold2022: $1.0K median, 141 sold2023: $812 median, 118 sold2024: $1.8K median, 42 sold2025: $1.2K median, 37 sold2026: $928 median, 44 sold199920052011201720232026

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$1.0K$91$35K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
prints 229 96% $750
painting 93 90% $4,790
ceramics & design 79 100% $812
works on paper 59 92% $960
sculpture 12 100% $6,400
other 7 100% $1,000

Medium is recorded for 479 of 574 results (83%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Leroy Neiman Peter Max Leroy Neiman

$12K$24K$35K1998: $1.9K median2004: $1.5K median2005: $23K median2006: $2.8K median2007: $1.9K median2008: $3.9K median2009: $1.8K median2010: $11K median2011: $16K median2012: $41K median2013: $22K median2014: $44K median2015: $41K median2016: $32K median2017: $6.1K median2018: $7.5K median2019: $5.0K median2020: $938 median2021: $1.8K median2022: $1.5K median2023: $1.1K median2024: $1.2K median2025: $1.9K median2026: $1.6K median1999: $384 median2003: $3.2K median2006: $3.6K median2007: $568 median2008: $1.6K median2014: $1.7K median2015: $3.5K median2016: $550 median2017: $462 median2018: $1.3K median2019: $1.1K median2020: $1.5K median2021: $906 median2022: $1.0K median2023: $812 median2024: $1.8K median2025: $1.2K median2026: $928 median19982005201220192026
MetricPeter MaxLeroy Neiman
Median result$1,000$1,844
Record price $35,200 est. $430,000
Results on record574909
Years active at auction 1999–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Leroy NeimanSalvador DalíJoan MiróMarc Chagall

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

72/ 100
  • Sell-through92%
  • Meets estimate31%
  • Market depth574 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Heritage Auctions 248 94% $1,062
Freeman's | Hindman 39 100% $4,375 1.58×
Helmuth Stone Gallery 29 93% $3,000 0.72×
Lion & Unicorn 24 100% $1,094 0.57×
Bonhams 28 75% $1,625 0.87×
Rago 17 94% $702
Ishtar 12 100% $175
Wright 10 70% $625
Christie's 6 $3,250
Kamelot Auctions 4 100% $750 0.82×
Historia Auktionshaus 2 100% $2,345
Capsule Gallery Auction 2 100% $656 1.31×
Hoch Ltd 1 100% $375 2.00×
Art collect 1 $125 0.15×
Keystone Auctions 1 100% $1,143 0.90×
Hammersite 1 100% $938 0.50×
Clark's Auction Company 1 100% $512 0.36×
Locati LLC 1 100% $625 0.40×
Matsart 1 0%
Dallas Auction Gallery 2 0%
Kestenbaum & Company 1 0%

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 1,491 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 32 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
2025·01 Woman Seated $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Monk at the Red Sea $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Remembering the Flight $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 An American Reunion Bill Clinton Inaguration Poster $600–$900 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Early Morning Light I $1,600–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 During Atlantis $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Space Rainbow $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Solar Flowers $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 A Long Time Ago $2,500–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Lady with Portrait $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Flowering Angel $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Vase in Room II $2,500–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Woman in Profile $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Satchidananda Guru $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Tut's Nanny $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
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2025·01 "Coming Into Red" Clown Lithograph, Signed and Numbered Including Personal Message lithograph $600–$800 Kamelot Auctions
2025·01 Our Gang $700–$1,200 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2025·01 Woman in Profile $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Lady with Degas $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Red Vase $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Untitled $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Earth Flowers $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Untitled Flowers $5,000–$7,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Himalayan Valley $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Jimi Hendrix $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Elegant Lady 73 $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Psychedelic Cloud $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Untitled Head $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Early Morning Light I $1,600–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Woman Seated $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Untitled Flowers $2,000–$4,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Himalayan Valley $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Remembering the Flight $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 Monk at the Red Sea $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·12 An American Reunion Bill Clinton Inaguration Poster $600–$900 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Tut's Nanny $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Our Gang $700–$1,200 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Woman in Profile $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 During Atlantis $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Jennifer $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Composition $2,500–$3,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Toulouse Lautrec $500–$700 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Top Cat $500–$700 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Untitled Flowers $5,000–$7,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Lady with Degas $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Red Vase $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Earth Flowers $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Untitled $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Himalayan Valley $4,000–$5,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Jimi Hendrix $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Elegant Lady 73 $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Psychedelic Cloud $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Untitled Head $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Himalayan Valley $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Remembering the Flight $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Woman Seated $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 An American Reunion Bill Clinton Inaguration Poster $600–$900 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Untitled Flowers $2,000–$4,000 Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Early Morning Light I $1,600–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Monk at the Red Sea $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 A Group of 4 Works mixed media on paper $2,000–$3,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2024·10 Profiles, A Group of 4 Works ink and mixed media on paper $1,500–$2,500 Freeman's | Hindman
2024·10 First Day Issue Envelopes, A Group of 3 Works ink, colored pencil and watercolor on envelope $1,000–$1,500 Freeman's | Hindman
2024·10 Vase in Room II $2,500–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Lady with Portrait $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Satchidananda Guru $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Flowering Angel $2,000–$3,000 Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Woman in Profile $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Space Rainbow $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Solar Flowers $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 A Long Time Ago $2,500–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Conference On Immigration $600–$900 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 During Atlantis $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Deco Lady Ver. 9, #5, 1990 acrylic on canvas $3,000–$5,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2024·10 Zero III #1 ( A.S. 92) , 1992 acrylic on canvas $3,000–$5,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2024·10 Beauty #16, 1992 acrylic and silkscreen on paper $1,500–$2,500 Freeman's | Hindman
2024·10 Two Nudes VIII #1 ( A.S. 92) , 1993 acrylic on canvas $4,000–$6,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2024·10 Tut's Nanny $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Woman in Profile $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Jennifer $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 During Atlantis $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Our Gang $700–$1,200 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Composition $2,500–$3,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Top Cat $500–$700 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Toulouse Lautrec $500–$700 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Litho "United We Stand II" lithograph $500–$1,500 Keystone Auctions
2024·09 Lady with Degas $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Earth Flowers $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Untitled $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Untitled $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Untitled Flowers $5,000–$7,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Red Vase $2,000–$2,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art

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