Acquired from the artist
Private Collection, New York

The panel is in very good condition. The painted panels are crisp and legible. Very minor scuffs can be seen on the pinstriped panels where the suspended rods have rubbed against them. One of the suspended black metal rods (black circle on far right) is detached and temporarily tied to one of the yellow elements located above it. Minor losses in paint can be seen on the black, white and yellow rods. Fingerprints and minor soiling can be seen on the top and bottom surfaces on the white section of the frame. The seams on the sides of the frame are slightly open as a result of dimensional changes in the wood. The panel is structurally sound. This condition report has been provided courtesy of Wilson Conservation.
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"I see my Escrituras as a way of drawing in the space.  When Cruz-Diez saw my first Escrituras, he said, "It is your language, these are the same signs, the same as those you used when you wanted to go beyond Mondrian."

Perhaps...but, what is really important here, is that within this freedom I am still controlling the structure, I am controlling all the elements..." -Jesús Rafael Soto