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Richard Hambleton: The Reign of Shadow man.

Richard Hambleton: The Reign of Shadow man.

The infamous Richard Hambleton, a truly enigmatic artist whose haunting shadow portraits helped define the urban interventionist spirit of street art in New York during the early 1980s. It's one of his cheapest works. Only for £516. It is a sketch of two figures with a stain on the paper. This simple, undone nature of this piece of work show the true value of any one lucky enough to have a Richard Hambleton original.

His work has seen an insane level of growth and upward climb. With one of his famous works 'Shadow man' being featured in London gallery, The LAX. The beautiful ' Shadow Head'

The piece is originally said to be purchased from an old friend of the artist who commissioned the piece in 2016 just before the artist passed. 'Shadow Head' is Another mystery left by the artist and gauges the viewer, as you look deeper into the abyss you see the 'shadow man' looking back at you. This piece was available at bargain price of £5,600 however its current valuation is £300,000 that's a 4364% increase! If you haven't got your hands on a piece already you are truly missing out.

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