illegible
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The first episode investigated that illegible signature and the pigments possibly used on the canvas, including Prussian blue and ivory black.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
Both the paintings and the earthenware are scribbled with an illegible stream of consciousness poetry that Finley is channeling while making the work — often only visible in texture when the light hits right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
"They were tasked with delivering 17 million pieces of mail that had been just thrown into hangers, that had been mouldy and a lot of the names on the letters were illegible," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
Here it slowly curled and browned, until nothing remained of the writing but the almost illegible signature at the bottom.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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