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Painting resembles a long, dark hallway or possibly a black door.,Condition assessment (2014): Good; some paint on the front of the frame and a small tear in the paper backing.
Painting resembles a long, dark hallway or possibly a black door.,Condition assessment (2014): Good; some paint on the front of the frame and a small tear in the paper backing.
Eerie green colours swirling on a black background,Condition assessment (2014): Good - may be the other half of U2 (the [intentionality] is unknown)
Abstract piece with long black strokes.,Condition assessment (2014): Great
Curvy, bulbous figures occupy the lower half of the painting.,Condition assessment (2014): Great
Combination of white, gray & black brush strokes,Condition assessment (2014): Great
Vassar College Library was built in 1905, the architecture and the style of the building is perpendicular Gothic, with many embellishments. Among those embellishments are approximately thirty-six gargoyles and grotesques. Gargoyles are decorative water-bearing fixtures meant to redirect rainwater
Abstract charcoal drawing; soft shading around borders and more darker, more defined lines appear around center, as well as an unshaded region,Condition assessment (2014): Good
Blue ballpoint pen drawing of a vase of flowers; on lower left is written: "When love is better than being in love./Ballpen on paper/Doodling along The River in the Train,Condition assessment (2014): Good
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