Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Cleon Peterson Print Index
The Fourhorseman (Gold)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
The Fourhorseman (Gold), 2023, is a wide-format 16 x 34 inch hand-pulled screen print from Cleon Peterson, self-released in a signed and numbered edition of 75. Printed on 290gsm Coventry Rag with deckled edges, its panoramic proportions carry an apocalyptic procession rendered in Peterson's flat, confrontational silhouette style over a gold ground.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Limited edition of 75. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Invoking the Four Horsemen, Peterson maps his recurring themes of conquest, war, and destruction onto one of Western art's oldest cataclysmic motifs. The elongated horizontal format is deliberate, forcing the eye along a march of figures. The gold surface elevates the dread into something ceremonial, sharpening the contrast that defines his practice.
Collector Perspective
The 16 x 34 inch panorama is a statement piece that demands dedicated wall space, distinguishing it from the artist's more standard rectangular sheets. At an edition of 75 it is scarcer than the larger River Of Blood run. Collectors value the unusual format and the gold treatment as a display-forward acquisition within the 2023 series.
Historical Context
Peterson's imagery has long drawn on ancient friezes, war narratives, and classical processional forms, translating them into a modern vocabulary of civic collapse. Referencing the apocalyptic Horsemen situates this work in a lineage of doom iconography while keeping his contemporary graphic edge. It belongs to his 2023 self-released output distributed directly to collectors.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2023
- 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 16 x 34 inches; Hand-pulled screen print; printed on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Limited edition of 75.
- 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 2023 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 makes the format unusual?
At 16 x 34 inches it is a wide panoramic sheet, suited to a processional composition.
How many were made?
It was issued in a signed and numbered edition of 75.
What technique was used?
It is a hand-pulled screen print on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges.
Is it authenticated by the artist?
Each print is hand-signed and numbered by Cleon Peterson, self-released.
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