Executed on blue laid paper, not laid down and floating in the mount. The sheet is affixed to the mount on the verso of all four corners. The left edge is deckled and there are artist's pinholes in each of the corners; there are scattered ink spots predominantly to the lower left corner which pertain to the artist's working process. There are two flattened creases running across the upper left corner and another across the lower right corner. There are four small areas of paper skinning towards the upper edge and the sheet is slightly time-stained. This work is in overall good condition.
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