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Pernice employs a mixed‑media approach: pencil outlines define the forms, watercolor adds flat gray tones and lighter streaks to the garments, and strips of pressure‑sensitive tape interrupt the surface, creating a slightly chaotic, unfinished quality. The use of graph paper imposes a subtle grid that contrasts with the hand‑drawn spontaneity.

The drawing was produced in 1998 and entered the Museum of Modern Art’s collection shortly thereafter. It remains in the museum’s holdings, presented in a cardboard case that includes a book, reflecting the artist’s intent to preserve the work’s material context.

Created during a period when artists explored the boundaries between drawing and painting, the piece reflects a broader interest in process‑oriented works that foreground the act of making. Its modest scale and utilitarian materials align with late‑1990s investigations of everyday documentation and the aesthetics of draftsmanship.