a black and white drawing of a man in a superman costume
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49 - Raymond PETTIBON
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
Description
Raymond PETTIBON Untitled (Superman) – 1990 Ink on paper Signed and dated on the reverse 55.5 x 43 cm Ink on paper; signed and dated on the reverse 21.65 x 16.92 in. Provenance: Urbi et Orbi, Paris (acquired in 1992) Christie’s London, 21 June 2023, First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online, Lot 133 Acquired at this sale by the current owner “There’s not necessarily one point or punch line or message…” Raymond Pettibon, Interview Magazine, 2008 For Raymond Pettibon, Superman is not necessarily the invincible hero of popular culture: he becomes a malleable figure, caught between American mythology, literature, violence and a critical gaze. For Raymond Pettibon, Superman is not necessarily the invincible hero of popular culture; rather, he becomes a malleable figure, caught between American mythology, literature, violence and a critical gaze. Raymond PETTIBON
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About the sale Interior Motives: Artcurial x Reflections
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Auction time 09/30/2026 at 5:00 PM
Lot description modified on 09/21/2026 at 4:14 PM
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