Man with Hat and Cigarette Antique Cut Paper Silhouette iron foot with fantastically textural surface

with fantastically textural surface

with their broad-brimmed hats and the bare legs of the wading figure at left

producing such a rich and wonderfully satisfying sound (just blow into the top

is nice and substantial

China paints

Man with Hat and Cigarette Antique Cut Paper Silhouette iron foot with fantastically textural surfaceThis silhouette came from a batch of them, most of them, but not this one, with the name of the subject written on the back. I especially like this one for the fact that the top of the subject's hat is cut off, making him feel rather larger than life, and with a profile to match. He looks a bit like a gangster to me, or at least a wheeler and dealer, and I can just imagine him trying to sell someone something with his cigarette all the while dangling