Two pairs of feet, indicating reflexology marks on the soles. Colour lithograph by Robert Paul, 1994.

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<p>Forms originally generated from diagrams of the foot in a Chinese textbook of reflexology, transformed by abstraction and by the introduction of brilliant primary colours similar to those in the prints of Sam Francis (American painter and lithographer, 1923-1994). Also a reference to the "reflexive" nature of print-making: the sheet printed is a mirror image of the lithographic stone or plate</p>

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Two pairs of feet, indicating reflexology marks on the soles. Colour lithograph by Robert Paul, 1994.

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