Bearded Man in Uniform, Striking Old Paper Cut iron oil can unmediated by a camera

unmediated by a camera

has a 1906 copyright

) The two ends hook together nicely should one want to wear it as a bracelet

A little loss to the tip of nose which I don't think detracts and a split to the wood behind her right ear

it was executed on a large sheet of gridded paper in what appears to be gouache though perhaps some combination of paint and marker

Bearded Man in Uniform, Striking Old Paper Cut iron oil can unmediated by a cameraPerhaps I should know the military leader this cut paper work is meant to represent but I don't! I find it quite striking though, and like the combination of sort of Santa Claus looking bearded face with wonderfully detailed uniform, which looks very smart and super graphic against the black paper ground, to which it is attached by tape in a couple spots. The black paper is not be as old as the paper cut itself, the latter of which I'd guess dates to