Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947, Los Angeles, CA)

"On the Trail"
Pencil on paper
Appears unsigned, titled by repute, numbered: S-31
Sight: 13.5" H x 20" W; Sheet: 15.75" H x 22.25" W

Provenance: Estate of Dewitt McCall III, Los Alamitos, CA

Notes: With an unfinished work verso.
Condition Report: Toning to the paper. Paper losses to all four corners. The paper is torn around the left corner hinge. Tears and small losses scattered around the perimeter, the largest is a 1" tear upper edge center. Four pinholes in the upper left corner. Minor handling creases scattered throughout. The paper is scuffed around the cowboy's head possibly due to erasing. Small scuff to the paper lower left. Hinged to the recto mat with artist's tape in the upper corners. Most condition issues are not visible behind the mat.

Unframed but matted