Louis William Wain (1860-1939) Uncle Taking His Revenge, signed lower left, ink drawing, measurements 29 x 36.5cm

*At fault, two tears and a loss to paper, stuck down beneath mount.

Condition Report
The work is an ink drawing on paper. The sheet is attached to the mount and stuck down. There is a tear to the sheet extending from the lower left corner through the signature into the body of the front left kitten and across to the edge of the mount roughly 10 cm. There is a further tear from the lower centre-left edge diagonally through the second kitten's back foot through the back of the third kitten to its tail- roughtly 13.5 cm. There is a loss to the sheet measuring 2 x 1 cm to the lower-centre-right where the mount has been lifted and torn the sheet- the loss remaining stuck down to the mount backing. There is a small drawing-pin sized hole to the upper right corner. The surface otherwise appears stable, with some general signs of ageing (browning) to the paper. There are additional photographs of the damage in our online catalogue to view.

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