Post War + Contemporary Art 
26 February 2009
Post War + Contemporary Art 
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Raymond Pettibon

untitled (Hoffa)

1990
ink on paper 11 h × 8½ w in (28 × 22 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $3,750
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Signed and dated to verso 'Raymond Pettibon 90'.

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Raymond Pettibon b. 1957

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The younger brother of a guitarist and songwriter for legendary punk band Black Flag, Raymond Pettibon's early history is grounded in the Los Angeles underground music scene. As part of this subculture, Pettibon began to draw graphic, comic-inspired imagery for zines, band fliers, and album artwork.

Pettibon's distinct style combines drawing and text for poetic — and often acerbic — commentary on American pop culture writ large, striking a chord in particular with counterculturally minded youth of the era. Among the impressive roster of bands that have commissioned the artist for album covers are Sonic Youth, Black Flag, and the Minutemen.

After his first gallery show in 1984, Pettibon continued to gain recognition beyond the locus of the SoCal punk scene. He was notably included in Paul Schimmel's 1992 Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles exhibition, Helter Skelter: L.A. Art in the 1990s. Just one year later, Pettibon's work was featured in the Whitney Biennial.

Auction Results Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon

No title (One of the…)

estimate: $30,000–50,000

result: $51,660

Raymond Pettibon

Untitled (What was, morally speaking, behind her veil?)

estimate: $18,000–25,000

result: $51,250

Raymond Pettibon

No Title (I can't take)

estimate: $30,000–50,000

result: $32,500

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estimate: $6,000–8,000

result: $27,500

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