This is what appears to be a lithographic print. It has a black background with a white border and white branches in the top right and bottom left corners. In the middle, there is a bird. The bird has its head pointed toward its wing. It has a short curved beak, and only one of its eyes can be seen. At its feet, there are slight signs of white grass. The bottom right corner of the photo reads "To father George Mastzantouis 7/50" while the bottom left corner has a message written in Greek. The frame is wooden with white matting around the print.

Lithography is the process by which oil is placed on a flat surface. Water would then be added. Since the oil repelled water, the water would fill in the blanks around the oil. After this, oil based paint could be added, which would only stick to the orignial drawing (since it was also in oil). A paper would then be placed over this in order to transfer the image.

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