Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Cleon Peterson Print Index
Endless Sleep (Black)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
"Endless Sleep (Black)" (2016) is a 28 x 28-inch hand-pulled screen print on 290gsm Coventry Rag with deckled edges, signed and numbered in an edition of 150. Created in connection with Peterson's Palais de Tokyo collaboration for Nuit Blanche at the Eiffel Tower, it derives from the Renaissance dream-allegory "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili."
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: limited edition of 150. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
This print carries genuine institutional provenance, linked to a Palais de Tokyo project and a public mural at the Eiffel Tower for Paris's Nuit Blanche. Its literary source in the "Strife of Love in a Dream" gives it unusual conceptual depth for Peterson, and the mural connection makes the edition a documented record of a major site-specific work.
Collector Perspective
The Palais de Tokyo and Nuit Blanche associations meaningfully strengthen provenance and collector narrative, distinguishing this from Peterson's purely studio editions. The 150-count run and large square format place it among his substantial mid-decade works. Signature, edition number, and clean deckled edges on the large sheet are the standard condition checks.
Historical Context
The print's source, the "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili," is an Early Renaissance tale of a perilous dream-voyage undertaken for love, ending in the waking pain of unrequited longing. Peterson mapped this narrative of desire and loss onto a mural and edition tied to Nuit Blanche 2016, extending his usual themes of struggle into the register of yearning.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2016
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 28 x 28 inches; 28 x 28" hand pulled black and gold screen print; printed on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: limited edition of 150.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Cleon Peterson's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2016 and attributes the edition to Cleon Peterson (Self Released).
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Cleon Peterson (Self Released). That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Cleon Peterson — official site — Cleon Peterson studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Cleon Peterson — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Cleon Peterson (Q124215748) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What is the connection to the Eiffel Tower?
The image derives from a mural Peterson created in collaboration with the Palais de Tokyo for Nuit Blanche at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
What story inspired it?
It draws on the Early Renaissance tale "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili," or "Poliphilo's Strife of Love in a Dream," a dream-quest for love that ends in unrequited longing.
What is the edition size?
It is a limited edition of 150, each 28 x 28-inch impression signed and numbered by the artist.
