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late-20th-century decorative abstract drawing titled “We Waited on The Dock”

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original mixed-media drawing / gouache / ink work on paper, with gestural brushwork, ink line, splatter, and applied paint dots. The blue looks like gouache or acrylic, the greys could be wash or diluted acrylic, and the black line is almost certainly ink.

The handwritten text reads (cleaned up):

“We waited on the dock for the boat that never came — later we found out that we were supposed to take the train — we walked instead and it nearly killed us —”

Category Paintings
Condition Excellent
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This is a late-20th-century decorative abstract drawing titled “We Waited on The Dock.” The piece is an original mixed-media work on paper, featuring gouache, ink, and possibly acrylic. It includes gestural brushwork, ink lines, splatter, and applied paint dots.

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