Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Cassirer Fine Art, Johannesburg
Acquired from the above by the parents of present owners

Executed on buff paper, not laid down and taped to the backing board along all four edges. There are pinholes intermittently along all four edges from mounting and a further artist's pinhole to each corner with an associated small tear to the upper left corner. There is some abrasion to the centre of the upper edge, possibly from previous mounting, resulting in some nicks to the paper. There is a loss to the upper right corner, four tears along the upper edge (the longest of which is approximately 2cm) and a further 2cm tear to the lower left corner. There are possibly some further small tears to the extreme edges, masked by the tape. The sheet is undulating and slightly time-stained. Otherwise, this work appears to be in good overall condition.
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