Raymond Pettibon

No Title (What if not…)
2005

An illustration of a train with a large plume of smoke, set against a backdrop of green foliage. The artwork features expressive brushstrokes and a monochromatic color scheme, with text written above and to the right that reads, "WHAT, IF NOT TRANSFIGURATION, IS YOUR PRESSING MISSION?" and a longer quote discussing the arrival of a metaphorical train in time.

An illustration of a train with a large plume of smoke, set against a backdrop of green foliage. The artwork features expressive brushstrokes and a monochromatic color scheme, with text written above and to the right that reads, "WHAT, IF NOT TRANSFIGURATION, IS YOUR PRESSING MISSION?" and a longer quote discussing the arrival of a metaphorical train in time.

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Date
2005

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (sight (irregular)): 19 5/8 × 34 1/2in. (49.8 × 87.6 cm) Image (sight (irregular)): 19 5/8 × 34 1/2in. (49.8 × 87.6 cm)

Accession number
2019.361

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/26276

Exhibitions

Raymond Pettibon

Oct 8, 2005–Feb 19, 2006

Raymond Pettibon
54 works in the collection

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