Adam Gallery, London
Virginia Ridder, New York
Acquired from the estate of the above by the present owner

Executed on cream wove card. Pigments are fresh and vibrant.There is some light surface dirt in the margins. There is a short diagonal repaired tear to the lower half of the left edge (approximately 1/2 in. in length). Portion of the paper is still uplifted.There are a handful of pin dot sized losses to the pigment in the upper right quadrant of the composition. The pigment appears to be otherwise stable. This work is in overall very good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Richard Riss.