Stanley William Hayter

The canvas is lined. There are some scattered areas of minor surface craquelure throughout and some minor old scuff marks to the edges with a small speck of paint loss along the centre of the upper edge, another speck by the centre of the right edge and further specks along the bottom right edge and the bottom of the left edge and a small spot in the centre. The surface is slightly dirty otherwise in good overall condition. Under ultraviolet light, there are some minor areas of retouching along the edges and some minor scattered spots in the background. Held in a simple wood box frame. The colours are similar to the catalogue illustration.
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