29th Feb, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST
Time staining to paper, especially to the yellow of the top right. The outer edges of the paper have been added and act as a mount/ form part of the design. Areas of paint loss and fine craquelure, mostly contained to this area and especially down the right hand side. Horizontal surface scratch approximately 6cm through the purple and brown area into the green below centre and extremely fine craquelure within areas of purple. Two minor scratches top left within the grey. Not examined out of frame. See additional images.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary Art, 29th Feb, 2020
Modern & Contemporary Art
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