Manolo Valdés

Private Collection, USA (acquired directly from the artist)

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling to the sides, edges and surface of the canvas, which is inherent to the artist's working method. There are accretions of various mediums scattered across the painting, as well as fraying to the collaged elements which is also inherent to the artist's working method. There are a few protruding points of the collaged elements which come into contact with the interior of the Plexiglas frame. Please note this work was not inspected under ultraviolet light. Framed under Plexiglas.
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