Raymond Pettibon

No Title (But it is...)
1999

A black and white ink illustration of a train coming head-on down the tracks with dynamic, expressive lines suggesting motion and speed. Smoke billows from the top, and the front of the train is highly stylized with circular patterns and bold strokes. To the left, there is text that reads, "BUT IT IS NOT SLOW NOR HORIZONTAL, BUT SWIFT AND STEEP." The artwork has a raw, energetic feel, capturing the essence of a train in rapid movement.

A black and white ink illustration of a train coming head-on down the tracks with dynamic, expressive lines suggesting motion and speed. Smoke billows from the top, and the front of the train is highly stylized with circular patterns and bold strokes. To the left, there is text that reads, "BUT IT IS NOT SLOW NOR HORIZONTAL, BUT SWIFT AND STEEP." The artwork has a raw, energetic feel, capturing the essence of a train in rapid movement.

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Date
1999

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Pen and brush and ink on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 1/2 × 19in. (64.8 × 48.3 cm)

Accession number
2011.127

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Arthur and Susan Fleischer

Rights and reproductions
© Raymond Pettibon

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artworks/39370

Raymond Pettibon
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