Sophisticated Kid Made Cut Paper Abstraction #1, Green Construction Paper Kikuyu portrait in a solid wood frame

in a solid wood frame that suits it just right I think

and whatever I might find to fit in its claw

And there is one tiny chip to the base of the left back top level column

graphite on natural colored paper

resulting in a dramatically charred flip side

Sophisticated Kid Made Cut Paper Abstraction #1, Green Construction Paper Kikuyu portrait in a solid wood frameI purchased this and a couple other kid made cut paper works (a Calder esque cat sold last week and another abstract design listed today) from a dealer at Brimfield they struck (strike) me as quite sophisticated things, feeling as much like formal studies by an accomplished modern artist of the early mid 20th century as by the work of children. Crisp, elegant, and with the softening fading to the dark green construction paper enhancing a sense of