"Please"is an original framed mixed-media work on paper by Philip Gladstone
Made with watercolor, pen-and-ink and colored pencils with sgraffito (scraping) on clay-coated paper
Framed by the artist in a treatment of his design, featuring a wooden frame with a burl veneer that was uniquely painted and patinated by the artist expressly for Please, and an Olivewood veneer filet separated by a narrow dark blue/green silk mat. All framing by Philip Gladstone Studio is crafted to the highest archival standards, including the exclusive use of TrueVue Optimum Museum acrylic glazing
Image measures 16-3/4 by 9 inches; XXXXXXX framed
Created in 2017 (framed 2023)
Signed by the artist with his monogram cipher (PG) and dated "2017", lower right; signed again with the artist's full name and inscribed with the title on the reverse
Provenance: Sold by the artist to a private California collection, 2017; re-acquired from the late collector's estate by Philip Gladstone Studio, 2023
