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Peter Alexander Prints and Multiples

American, 1939-2020

A bit of surfboard wax, a small Dixie cup and the sun sparked an epiphany for artist Peter Alexander and began his rise through the Light and Space movement of the 1960s. After seeing wax dry into a translucent block, Alexander chose resin as his signature medium and created sculptures that appear to be constructed out of light itself.

Alexander was born in 1939 in Los Angeles. By 1966, he had studied under Estonian-born American architect Louis Kahn at the University of Pennsylvania and transferred to several universities before graduating with a bachelor’s and master's degree in fine art from UCLA. He explored the possibilities of resin throughout the 1960s. Many of his resin sculptures are monolithic and contemplative, with a mysterious air, as seen in his Cloud Boxes, which seem to trap miniature clouds within blocks. 

Like his Light and Space contemporaries James Turrell, Larry Bell, Mary Corse and DeWain Valentine, Alexander wished to capture light in the form of an artistic environment. After exhibiting at Nicholas Wilder Gallery in Los Angeles and the Robert Elkon Gallery in New York, Alexander turned to painting, drawing, lithography and polaroid photography as new ways to explore the effects of light. In his sculptures, the color changed in tone and intensity based on the light source and the position of the viewer. In his later work, Alexander’s curiosity about color informed much of his art, which combined light and hues to elicit various emotions.

He died in 2020 at the age of 81. Alexander’s art has appeared in films including Erin Brockovich, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Shopgirl. The Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the San Diego Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Centre Pompidou in Paris have all exhibited his work. 

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Artist: Peter Alexander
Hallelujah II, Peter Alexander
Hallelujah II, Peter Alexander

Hallelujah II, Peter Alexander

By Peter Alexander, 1939

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Alexander (1939) Title: Hallelujah II Year: 1988 Edition: 50, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Guarro paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sign...

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1980s Pop Art Peter Alexander Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Sitka, Peter Alexander
Sitka, Peter Alexander

Sitka, Peter Alexander

By Peter Alexander, 1939

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Alexander (1939) Title: Sitka Year: 1988 Edition: 75, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Guarro paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed and n...

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1980s Pop Art Peter Alexander Prints and Multiples

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San Blas II, Peter Alexander
San Blas II, Peter Alexander

San Blas II, Peter Alexander

By Peter Alexander, 1939

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Alexander (1939) Title: San Blas II Year: 1988 Edition: 75, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Guarro paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed...

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1980s Pop Art Peter Alexander Prints and Multiples

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San Blas IV, Peter Alexander
San Blas IV, Peter Alexander

San Blas IV, Peter Alexander

By Peter Alexander, 1939

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Alexander (1939) Title: San Blas IV Year: 1988 Edition: 75, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Guarro paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed...

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1980s Pop Art Peter Alexander Prints and Multiples

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Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Alexander (1939) Title: Untitled Year: 1989 Edition: 1/1 Medium: Monotype on Guarro paper Size: 30.25 x 33 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed and dated by ...

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Los Angeles Modernist Light & Space Artist Peter Alexander Lithograph Locust
Los Angeles Modernist Light & Space Artist Peter Alexander Lithograph Locust

Los Angeles Modernist Light & Space Artist Peter Alexander Lithograph Locust

By Peter Alexander, 1939

Located in Surfside, FL

LOCUST, 1992 lithograph on heavy black paper, hand signed with initials of artist/numbered/dated in gold metallic ink recto 30 X 31 inches Limited edition of 100 Peter Alexander was born in Los Angeles, California in 1939 the fourth generation of a well-to-do Southern California family that ran oil fields. He grew up in Newport Beach, where the sun and the ocean were staples. (He was surfing by the age of 13.) One of the most lasting memories of his youth was watching a meteor shower over the beach. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania under famed architect Louis Kahn (1957–60); During summers, he produced architectural drawings in the Los Angeles studio of the Modernist Richard Neutra. He continued his studies at the Architectural Association in London, England (1960–62); the University of California, Berkeley (1962–1963); the University of Southern California (1963–64); and the University of California, Los Angeles (1964–65) and (1965–66). After initially working as an architect, he rose to prominence in the 1960s with translucent resin sculptures. He has also produced paintings, including a series that depicts luminous aerial views of the city lights stretching across the Los Angeles basin. He also was commissioned to paint a large mural for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. His art has appeared in the films Erin Brockovich, Terminator 3 and Shopgirl. Craig Krull Gallery exhibited a survey of Alexander's work, including paintings and sculptures from 1970 - 2009 in conjunction with Pacific Standard Time. Alexander will be exhibited in Pacific Standard Time museum shows as well, including “Civic Virtue: The Impact of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and the Watts Towers Arts Center” organized by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, “Phenomenal: California Light and Space” at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, and “Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Paintings and Sculpture 1945-1970” at the The J. Paul Getty Museum His work bears a relationship to the Light & Space Movement and Minimalism artists James Turrell, Larry Bell, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, Billy Al Bengston, Joe Novak, Laddie John Dill, Lita Albuquerque. His experiments with industrial materials, begun when he was a student at UCLA, led to the creation of ethereal sculptures...

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Located in Fairfield, CT

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Peter Alexander "Sitka" Signed Limited Edition Lithograph

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Find a wide variety of authentic Peter Alexander prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Peter Alexander in lithograph, archival paper, monoprint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Peter Alexander prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Patrick Nagel, Tie Feng Jiang, and Joan Melnick. Peter Alexander prints and multiples prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,000 and tops out at $8,400, while the average work can sell for $2,800.