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<p>[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 397570, member: 8258"]If you don't see a dot pattern, it probably is an original. It does have an ethereal quality about it. The artist deliberately skewed the perspective of the buildings in the back right.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you're right. There is a wash under the other medium. Not sure if it's charcoal. It could be conte crayon or a pastel stick. Conte sticks and some pastels are square and you can use the edge to create nice straight marks (with a quick swipe that feathers out) like I see here in spots. Conte doesn't smear quite as easily as charcoal. Those can be messy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I don't see a "48" If it's a number, I'd lean toward 46, but it looks like initials, or a very short last name.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 397570, member: 8258"]If you don't see a dot pattern, it probably is an original. It does have an ethereal quality about it. The artist deliberately skewed the perspective of the buildings in the back right. I think you're right. There is a wash under the other medium. Not sure if it's charcoal. It could be conte crayon or a pastel stick. Conte sticks and some pastels are square and you can use the edge to create nice straight marks (with a quick swipe that feathers out) like I see here in spots. Conte doesn't smear quite as easily as charcoal. Those can be messy. I guess I don't see a "48" If it's a number, I'd lean toward 46, but it looks like initials, or a very short last name.[/QUOTE]
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