Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Cleon Peterson Print Index
The Occupation
Work Summary & Collector Notes
The Occupation is a 2008 three-color screen print released jointly by New Image Art and Pictures on Walls, each print signed and numbered by Cleon Peterson in an edition of 140. Sized at 45 x 45 cm and originally offered as a set of four, it is among the earliest documented Peterson editions in this group.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 140. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Dating to 2008, The Occupation is one of Peterson's early editioned works, produced through a collaboration between Los Angeles gallery New Image Art and London's influential Pictures on Walls. That transatlantic pairing places it at a formative moment when Peterson's authority-and-oppression themes were reaching an international print audience.
Collector Perspective
As an early 2008 edition sold as a four-print set, complete intact sets are the ideal acquisition and are increasingly hard to keep together. The 140-piece edition and Pictures on Walls provenance add historical weight. Verify signatures and matching numbering across all four sheets when pursuing the full set.
Historical Context
Pictures on Walls was a pivotal London publisher central to the 2000s urban-art print boom, and its partnership with New Image Art on The Occupation situates Peterson within that lineage. The title and imagery reflect his early preoccupation with domination and control, themes that would define his mature body of work.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2008
- 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 45 x 45 cm; New Image Art and Pictures on Walls have joined up to release a new 3 color screenprint by artist Cleon Peterson titled "The Occupation".
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 140.
- 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 2008 and attributes the edition to New Image Art.
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 New Image Art. 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
Who published The Occupation?
A collaboration between New Image Art and Pictures on Walls, released in 2008.
How many prints in the set?
It was offered as a set of four three-color screen prints, each signed and numbered.
What is the edition and size?
An edition of 140, with each print measuring 45 x 45 cm.
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