Raymond Pettibon
b. 1957
Offspring of the 1970s Los Angeles punk scene, American artist Raymond Pettibon examines themes of religion, violence, pop culture, and sexuality through his black and white drawings and paintings. After graduating from University of California, Los Angeles, he founded the punk band Blag Flag with his brother Greg Ginn. Even though he left the band, his artistic style and endeavors remained firmly grounded in the underground music scene. Throughout the 80s, he designed album covers and flyers for Black Flag and his brother’s record label, SST Records. Influenced by a wide array of figures and subjects such as Henry James, sports, and politics, Pettibon began exhibiting his work internationally in the 1990s, including shows at Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna (2006), the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2005) and a retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (1994).
Literature:
“Raymond Pettibon.” David Zwirner Gallery. Davidzwirner.com, 2011. Web. 16 Nov. 2011.
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- Lot 253
- Raymond Pettibon
- Group of drawings (6)
- 2008-2011
- Mixed media on paper; D: black ink on found page from book B: Signature with date and inscription “movie” in graphite verso; inscribed “Please…Be my Oscar” and “Oscar” in graphite recto; C: Signed verso; inscribed “We’ve Picked the Winning Side” in blue ink recto; D: Signed and dated “Raymond Pettibon 11″ in graphite verso; E: Signature in blue ink with inscription “JFK” in graphite verso; F: Signature in blue ink with inscription “JFK” in graphite verso
- A: Untitled (Book excerpt); B: Movie; C: We’ve Picked the Winning Side; D: Untitled (Blue); E: Untitled (JFK); F: Untitled (JFK)
- Various dimensions
- December 16, 2012 Auction
- Estimate: $15,000 – 20,000
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- Lot 254
- Raymond Pettibon
- Untitled (Drawing)
- Black ink and graphite on cardstock
- Signature in graphite verso
- Sheet: 14″ x 10.25″
- December 16, 2012 Auction
- Estimate: $6,000 – 8,000
- Realized: $4,375
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- Lot 255
- Raymond Pettibon
- The Petting Zoo
- 2010
- Published by Viking Adult, New York Hardcover book with dustcover
- First edition
- Signed with illustration in orange ink by Raymond Pettibon on blank page in book. Text by Jim Carroll, cover design by Raymond Pettibon.
- 9″ x 6″ x 1.25″
- December 16, 2012 Auction
- Estimate: $1,000 – 1,500
- Realized: $2,500
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- Lot 256
- Raymond Pettibon
- Plots on Loan
- 2001
- Co-published by Brooke Alexander Editions, New York and David Zwirner, New York; printed by Derriere l’Ettoile Studios, New York
- Hardbound book with 70 lithographs by the artist on Somerset paper
- Artist’s Proof #6 of 50; aside from the edition of 250
- Signature in graphite with edition inscribed on end page
- 19″ x 14.5″ (closed)
- Literature: Wye, Deborah: Artists & Prints: Masterworks from the Museum of Modern Art, New York: Museum of Modern Art Publications, 2004, illustrated p 249.
- December 16, 2012 Auction
- Estimate: $2,000 – 3,000
- Realized: $2,250
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- Lot 252
- Raymond Pettibon
- Lead Me to My Baptismal
- 1990
- Ink on paper
- Signed and dated verso in black ink
- Sheet: 22.25″ x 16″; Frame: 25″ x 18.5″
- October 7, 2012 Auction
- Estimate $8,000 – $10,000
- Realized: $10,625
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- Lot 254
- Raymond Pettibon
- Untitled (There is More)
- 1990
- Mixed media on paper
- Signed and dated “Raymond Pettibon/90″ in blue ink verso
- Sheet: 14″ x 10.5″; Frame: 21″ x 17″
- October 7, 2012 Auction
- Estimate $8,000 – $12,000
- Realized: $10,000
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- Lot 257
- Raymond Pettibon
- 12 Prints by Raymond Pettibon (Portfolio)
- Ed Boswell, Richard Duardo and Kay Koch, publishers; Multiples, Los Angeles, printer
- 1991
- Serigraph
- Each #20 of 40
- Each signed with edition in pencil
- October 7, 2012 Auction
- Estimate $12,000 – $15,000
- Realized: $15,000
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- Lot 332
- Raymond Pettibon
- Untitled (She Came Within Bloodshot)
- 1990
- Silkscreen in colors
- #4 of 40
- Signed in pencil lower right; edition lower left
- Sheet: 22″ x 17″; Frame: 29.25″ x 24.25″
- May 6, 2012 Auction
- Estimate $2,000 – 3,000
- Realized $2,500
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- Lot 333
- Raymond Pettibon
- Group of LA show flyers (45)
- c. 1980s
- Offset print on paper
- (37) 11″ x 8.5″; (2) 8.5″ x 5.5″; (4) 17″ x 11″; (1) 5″ x 3.5″; (1) 2.5″ x 8.5″
- Literature: Storr, Robert, Raymond Pettibon, New York: Phaidon Press, 2001, pg 16.
- May 6, 2012 Auction
- Estimate $5,000 – 7,000
- Realized $8,125