SONIA DELAUNAY | Projet de tissu, Paris, 1926

Jacques Damase, Paris
Private Collection, Paris

Executed on thick cream wove paper, laid down on black paper, possibly artist's mount, which is hinged to the mount at two points along the upper edge with tape. There are tears, tape remnants and important paper losses to the edges of the black mount (all not visible when framed). There is a tiny paper loss to the upper right tip (not visible when framed). There is a tear (approx. 6 cm long) running across the upper right corner. There are dots of discolouration to the left part of the upper edge. The sheet is light stained with a faint stain to the lower left quadrant. There are a few surface scratches in places, notably in the blue pigment, and some scuffs and abrasion along the extreme edges (not visible when framed). This work is in overall fairly good condition.
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The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Richard Riss.