A gift from the artist to the present owner

Executed on fibrous card, not laid down and affixed to the backing board in three places along the upper edge and to each corners on the lower edge, floating in the mount. The left and the lower edges are unevenly cut. The upper and lower right corners are scuffed, with a minor folded crease to the lower left corner. Some scuffs and creases are visible, predominately to the upper part of the extreme right edge and an approximately 3.5cm. long scuff to the right part of the lower edge with associated surface abrasion. There are some fine dents to the lower part of the composition, which could relate to the artist's working process. This work is in overall good condition.
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