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About this item Superb example of a wills pirate cigarette packet, complete with sealed contents and foil

- Original pages are unevenly foxed (yellowed stained) and so have had colour channels desaturated, and the levels pushed to get a semblance of lightness, but patina/texture of paper pulp grains are just visible in off-white areas, and there may be faintest traces of print-through

The initial smoke purifies the air, removing negativity, while the scent gradually unfolds into a soft, embracing tranquility

The painting became a part of the Van Gogh Foundation and it was loaned to the Stedelijk Museum and then to the Van Gogh Museum, both located in Amsterdam