Acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent to the present owner

On wove paper. There is a heavy crease running horizontally across the centre of the sheet and another vertically, as well as various small creases throughout the sheet. There are artist's pinholes in all four corners probably made by the artist during the creation of the work. The edges of the sheet have been variously torn. There is a handling mark towards the lower left edge. Under glass with a white mount and held in a simple wooden frame. Unexamined out of its frame.
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