Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Cleon Peterson Print Index
The Collaborator (White)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
The Collaborator (White) (2019) is a hand-pulled black-and-red screen print measuring 18 x 24 inches on 290gsm Coventry Rag with deckled edges. Self-released in a larger edition of 150, signed and numbered, the "White" designation marks a lighter ground colorway, with the title indicting those who enable violence.
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
"The Collaborator" turns Peterson's lens on complicity rather than direct aggression, a subtler moral target. The white-ground colorway lets the black-and-red imagery read with high contrast and clarity. As part of a colorway pairing, it offers collectors a choice of palette within the same composition.
Collector Perspective
At an edition of 150, this is one of the more available Peterson prints, making it an accessible entry point for new collectors. The white colorway suits brighter interiors and archival framing. Collectors sometimes seek both the white and alternate colorways as a matched pair to display the composition's range.
Historical Context
The figure of the collaborator, one who aids oppression from within, has haunted political history and art alike. Peterson folds this theme into his black-figure vocabulary, broadening his critique from perpetrators to the enablers who make systemic violence possible, a natural extension of his 2019 statement editions.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2019
- 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 24 x 18 inches; Hand pulled 18x24" black and Red 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 2019 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 does 'White' refer to?
It denotes the lighter-ground colorway of the composition, distinguishing it from alternate versions.
How large is the edition?
150 impressions, one of Peterson's larger self-released runs, each signed and numbered.
What are the dimensions?
18 x 24 inches on 290gsm Coventry Rag with deckled edges.
What is the theme?
Complicity, the title targets those who enable violence rather than commit it directly.
