Raymond Pettibon

No Title (The Eyes Have)
2005

A watercolor painting featuring abstract representations of a dark, segmented creature, possibly a snake, swimming through blue water with white highlights. Below the creature is a stylized depiction of a turtle with rays of light emanating from its shell. The background is white with expressive blue brushstrokes suggesting water. At the bottom of the image, there is a handwritten text that reads, "THE EYES HAVE IT ALL WRONG, THE EYES HAVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE."

A watercolor painting featuring abstract representations of a dark, segmented creature, possibly a snake, swimming through blue water with white highlights. Below the creature is a stylized depiction of a turtle with rays of light emanating from its shell. The background is white with expressive blue brushstrokes suggesting water. At the bottom of the image, there is a handwritten text that reads, "THE EYES HAVE IT ALL WRONG, THE EYES HAVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE."

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Date
2005

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 21 1/2 × 30 5/8in. (54.6 × 77.8 cm)

Accession number
2019.338

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Estate of Melva Bucksbaum

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/26244

Exhibitions

Raymond Pettibon

Oct 8, 2005–Feb 19, 2006

Raymond Pettibon
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