Patrick Painter Editions, Los Angeles
Christie's, New York, May 12, 2004, lot 385
Private Collection, Mexico
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work is in very good condition overall. There are scattered areas where it appears that the artist retouched the work after the printing process. There is evidence of fine and stable craquelure at pull margins and in some of the green portions. Faint diagonal creases are visible in raking light in the upper portion of the canvas.
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