Framed black-and-white lucite engraving titled “Broken Ribbon” by Joseph St. Lawrence, identified on the verso gallery label as an American artist born in 1912. The work depicts a ballet dancer in a poised, introspective stance before a barre, rendered with dense linear engraving and strong contrasts. The lower margin is pencil signed, titled, and numbered 20/25, and the back retains a Ferdinand Roten Galleries label from Baltimore, Maryland, describing it as an original lucite engraving. Presented under matting in a silver-tone frame, the piece shows age-related wear to the frame and backing paper, with some toning and handling wear visible, but the image area presents well. Approx. frame size (in): 27.75 x 24.25 x 0.75, Approx. painting size (in): 19.25 x 19.25.

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