Original canvas attached to the stretcher with the artist's original patterned nails. There is a dent in the lower left corner and the canvas is slightly buckling at the upper edge. There is a diagonal superficial scuff mark approximately 10cm long to the right of the coral. There is a scratch across the neck of the bottle and coral and one in the upper right corner. There are handling marks to the edges and several dark flecks of dirt and staining in places. Inspection under UV light reveals the aforementioned scratches and no obvious signs of retouching. Held in a simple wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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