Gilman P. White, Connecticut (gift of the artist in 1962)
Thence by descent to the present owner

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board intermittently. There is pale time staining to the sheet. There is a soft undulation to the sheet due to the artist's chosen medium. There is some minor scattered creasing to the sheet, and a more prominent crease with pigment separation to the center right edge of the sheet. There is some minor wear to the extreme edges of the sheet and some minor surface soiling and discoloration to the white portions of the composition, including 2 accretions to the central white portion. Framed under glass.
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