The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

The support is stable. There is frame abrasion at the extreme edges and scattered surface cracking. There is a small line of surface abrasion with a few corresponding specks of paint loss below the plate at lower right. Under ultraviolet light, there is a spot of inpainting along the upper edge of the fish, a few spots in its tail, and small areas and spots of inpainting surrounding the fish and plate and scattered in the background.