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Condition report
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(i) Chocolate Erik: The sheet is hinged to the backing board at the corners and undulates with a few handling indents occasionally to the extreme edges. A small tear to the upper left corner is taped on the reverse, possibly in keeping with the artist's working method. A few hairline drying cracks are to the SlimFast. Small spots of variation in texture are infrequently to the SlimFast, in keeping with the artist's choice of medium. There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light. (ii) Couple: The sheet is hinged to the backing board at the corners and undulates with a few handling indents occasionally to the extreme edges. A tiny loss is at the extreme upper edge of the sheet. A few hairline drying cracks are to the SlimFast. A few small fibrous accretions are visible. Small spots of variation in texture are infrequently to the SlimFast, in keeping with the artist's choice of medium. There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light. (iii) Piombo: The sheet is hinged to the backing board at the corner tips and undulates. The left edge of the sheet is deckled and curls forward slightly. A few losses are to the SlimFast, most notably to the figure's shoulder and arms. A few handling indents are occasional to the extreme edges. Variation in texture are infrequently to the SlimFast, in keeping with the artist's choice of medium. There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light. (iv) Strawberry Hernan: The sheet is hinged to the backing board at the corner tips and undulates. A few handling indents are occasional to the extreme edges. Variation in texture are infrequently to the SlimFast, in keeping with the artist's choice of medium.There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light.