David Gentleman b.1930 very early hand signed lithograph which had been laid down professionally on a backing sheet to protect it at some point 

Signed lower right David Gentleman 50 in pencil

The upper left corner has suffered significant loss to the original sheet and has irregular tears laid down

The lower edge had a tear up to the boy's left leg and there was a significant diagonal tear upper sky across to right margin stopping 3 cm short

The backing shows some fox spotting but this has not come through to the front image - surviving remarkably fresh and clean

Overall the sheet measures 38cm by 28cms

The lithograph will be shipped flat in reinforcing card