Sans titre (Spleen), 1978

Signé et daté 'NO 78' (en bas à droite) crayon gras, encre et collage sur papier 45.5 x 60.5 cm. Inscriptions: 'dirty word. / Spleen / self-portrait / This is americas beast / Pollock / NOV. Baltimore / P.S. don't be homesick for Greece it's a waste of time sadness but perhaps you have to be homesick and dont know wherelse to be homesick for - i am for sl[...] sou's isla[...] bet they don't exist anymore in Greece dout e[...]. I poured a glass of wine but am not drinking it yet [...] elegant glass cristal the hou[...] is not[...] cold[...] no [...] to go [...] the gallery people in Hamburg last [...] last writers and the bo[...]'s bought [...] which [...] they're [...] tired and hydrophile perhaps to get rich weekly in Munich and buy a coat. All (not only the collar) in fur (wolf?). You [LA SUITE AU VERSO CONTRECOLLÉ SUR L'OEUVRE] shouldn't yourself dirty like that. Do you have a bathtub? Have one but no running water - can be used easy in summer but then there is the sea. The union people dont seem very serious about [...]trijing it worries me that [...] support [...] was spoiled by the [...] people [...] year. 2 wish I had a permanent [...] you. [...] My love to Xenia if you have an opportunity. Jeane Lande