Richard Hambleton "silhouettes" Hand cut
Richard Hambleton "silhouettes" Hand cut. A rare collection of Richard Hambleton Hand cut silhouettes. Using scissors and black paper Richard masterfully hand cut these of Bob Murphy and his brother John as written verso. Richard hand signed one. Accomplished in 2000. Comes with 3 silhouettes and one of the original sheets used to create the silos which in itself creates a 4th silhouette.Each head measures approximately 4" x 2.75" inches. The Black paper with cut out measures 7.25" x 6.24" inches. A RARE opportunity for the die hard Hambleton collector!!Comes with a COA from Bob Murphy
About the Artist
Hambleton
Richard Hambleton, often referred to as the “godfather of street art,” pioneered New York’s downtown art scene alongside Jean Michael Basquiat and Keith Hariing. He is best known for his menacing “Shadowmen” and “Horse and Rider” figures—grisly black silhouettes that appear to have been painted mid-explosion. He tagged across the U.S. and Canada before settling in New York in 1979. He tagged Lower Manhattan alleyways through the 1980s, then shifted his attention from the street to the studio, where he made works on canvas and paper. Hambleton showed at the Venice Biennale in the 1980s, yet he was largely forgotten in the ’90s and early 2000s, when his personal battles with illness and addiction alienated him from the art world. Now, Hambleton’s work can now be found in the collections of Brooklyn Museum, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Moma, among others. At auction, his work regularly sells for six figures.