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Black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Black and white chalk on blue laid paper

Black ink and red chalk wash on toned cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown and black ink

Black and brown ink with graphite and red chalk on cream antique laid paper, incised, framing lines in red chalk, laid down on a decorated mount

Verso: watercolor and black ink over traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper

Black and white chalk on blue paper

Watercolor on cream wove paper

Brown chalk on cream laid paper

Brown ink and gray wash, incised, on blue antique laid paper

Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to tan antique laid paper

Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper, framing line in graphite

Graphite on thin white wove paper.