"The Thinker" is an original charcoal and white chalk drawing by Philip Gladstone
About the framing option: Warm silver (metal leaf) hand-finished wooden frame with a narrow charcoal grey acid-free mat/liner; glazed with TrueVue Optimum Museum acrylic and finished with archival backing, a Tyvek dust cover, installed hanging hardware and a label on the back recording the title and date of the work; crafted by the artist at his studio in Maine (custom made to order, ships in 2-3 weeks)
Made with charcoal and white chalk with ink wash, white gouache and touches of pen-and-ink on warm brown/grey Canson brand drawing paper
Signed by the artist with his monogram (PG) and dated "2022" lower right; signed again with his full name lower left and inscribed with the title on the reverse