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Richard Hackett
Find the Dapper Black Cat in This Vintage Newsprint Collage

1956

$850
£644.32
€752.31
CA$1,190.61
A$1,340.24
CHF 709.04
MX$16,624.01
NOK 8,760.90
SEK 8,379.03
DKK 5,612.61
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About the Item

The warm amber tones of this piece suggest decades hung amid the smoky ambience of a legendary 19th-century cabaret. Almost hiding among the torn bits of vintage French and English newspaper headlines and advertisements is the tiny image of a dapper black cat, instantly transporting the viewer to the fabled Montmartre bistro Le Chat Noir. Yet, further inspection in the lower right corner reveals a creation date of 1950 and the initials R.H. for Northern Californian Richard Hackett (1917-1988), whose work was exhibited at the University of Hawaii and the Art Center School in Oakland. Mysteries abound.
  • Creator:
    Richard Hackett (American)
  • Creation Year:
    1956
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Consistent with age. Please see photos.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1378216166552

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