Condition Report

LOT #001

International Graphics & Pop Art

Francis Bacon
1909 - 1992
British


Untitled (Portrait of Michel Leiris, from Requiem pour la Fin des Temps)
colour etching and aquatint on Arches paper
signed, editioned 46/100 and stamped with the Georges Visat, Paris blindstamp and on verso titled "Untitled, from Requiem pour la Fin des Temps" and dated 1978 on the gallery label
11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in 29.8 x 24.8 cm


Overall Condition of Work
 •  Overall, this work is in very good to excellent condition

Methods of Inspection
 •  This work was inspected out of the frame
 •  This work was inspected under magnification

Paper Support
 •  Extremely minor Discolouration from exposure to light present Overall
 •  Extremely minor Discolouration from mat burn present At the perimeter of the work in the margins
 •  Extremely minor Foxing present In the lower right quadrant

Framing and Mounting
 •  This work is archivally photo-hinged
 •  This work is framed with a non-archival mat
 •  This work is framed with regular glass

Notes on Material


Comments on Condition

Prepared by:  Douglas Watt
Report date:  Tuesday, Mar 03, 2020


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