E.C. Goossen, Buskirk, New York (gift of the artist circa 1959)
By descent to the present owner from the above

This work is in very good condition overall. The bottom sheet is irregularly torn on the right side, and there are a few other spots on the bottom paper and overleaf where the sheet has torn slightly at the edges, all of which appear inherent to the artist's choice of the found medium. The leaf at the bird's beak is loose, as intended by the artist. The bottom sheet has yellowed slightly with age toward the edges and there is a spot of foxing at the bottom left. The sheet is loose and unframed.
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