LOT DETAILS

Materials:

pencil and ink on paper

Measurements:

9.91 in. (25.16 cm.) (height) by 13.22 in. (33.58 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dedicated 'For Gertrude Duby with affection and admiration Leonora Carrington', l.r.; inscribed 'SAN CRISTOBAL de LAS CASAS- Septembre 1963', l.l.

Condition:

The sheet toned, an uneven pale strip of reverse glue-staining along an approximately 1 1/2 in. band at the top of the sheet. (The paper appears slightly lighter here). There is old glue in this area at the reverse of the sheet. The sheet is now adhered to the support in a few spots in this area so it is not possible to fully view this area from the reverse. With a similar thin 1/2-in. band of reverse staining along the lower sheet edge. A 2 1/2 in. abrasion below the monster's mouth, a 1/2 in. abrasion in the bird's head and a 1/4 in. abrasion below the tiger. A few very short nicks mainly at