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For Halloween I've loaned one of my old art pieces to my local pub to display as a decoration on their wall, a sort of monstrous portrait done in mixed media you'd probably see in a Haunted mansion. The folks seemed to like it and I got a few beers in exchange for it.
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"Black Cat on a Chair," Andrew L. von Wittkamp, after 1850.

This charming painting hides a mystery...who was Andrew von Wittkamp? Nothing is known of him, except he puts "M.D." after his signature, suggesting he is a doctor. The style is naive and primitive, but it also shows a keen talent, probably self-taught. Only this, and possibly another, can be attributed to him...if you have an old canvas with his name, you may have a treasure.

And look at how the cat is just a negative black space!

From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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