JOSEF ALBERS | Variant/Adobe

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light handing to the edges, including a few minor, scattered pinpoint losses and some rub marks, all of which are obscured by the frame. There is a light soiling visible along the white-painted border. Under extremely close inspection, there is a diagonal abrasion in the lower left corner, a pinpoint light brown drip accretion in the upper left of the dark gray rectangle and some pinpoint scattered orange media accretions visible. Under raking light, the surface is slightly mottled, likely a result of the artist’s chosen medium and working method. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, hairline parts of the aforementioned diagonal abrasion and some of the surrounding area fluoresces darkly and a minor pinpoint spot in the dark gray rectangle also fluoresce darkly. Framed.
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