Christopher Wood

The Artist’s mother, and thence by descent to Elizabeth Dalziel Smith (née Wood)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1978

The sheet is adhered to the mount with tape along the upper edge, but is not laid down. The right vertical edge of the sheet is perforated and the other edges are unevenly cut, none of which are visible in the present mount. The sheet is very slightly cockled along the upper edge. There is a very small minor tear and two minor creases to the extreme lower left corner, with two further minor creases to the lower right corner, none of which are visible in the present mount. There are faint creases running at a slight angle horizontally across the work - two towards the upper third and two towards the lower third. There are further minor creases around the edges of the sheet. There is a handling mark in the upper right corner, and some small specks of matter in the lower left quadrant, with a few isolated specks elsewhere. The work is window mounted and held within a simple wood frame, under glass. Please telephone the department on +44 207 293 6424 if you have any questions.
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