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Louis Wain (5 August 1860 – 4 July 1939) was an English artist and diagnosed schizophrenic who made a name from drawing self-conscious, trippy and anthropomorphic cats and kittens. At the peak of his powers, he cranked out 1500 original paintings and sketches of cats every year. They were copied by the million. In Christmas 1903, … Continue reading "Louis Wain: The Man Who Drew Millions of Far-Out Cats"

A major exhibition at Bethlem Museum of the Mind offers a life affirming look at the world of Louis Wain Thanks in part to a new Benedict Cumberbatch film, which opens on New Years Day 2022, the life and art...

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"And he winked the other eye," as printed in The Long and Short of It, from Louis Wain's Children's Book, published by Hutchinson & Co., England, United Kingdom, 1923, by Louis Wain.

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Louis William Wain (1860 – 1939) was an English artist best known for his illustrations of anthropomorphised large-eyed cats and kittens. His illustrations showed cats playing musical instruments, serving tea, playing cards, fishing, smoking, and enjoying a night at the opera. Wain was a prolific artist, sometimes producing as many as several hundred drawings a year. For more biographical notes, and for earlier works, see parts 1 - 8 also. This is part 9 of 10 – part series on the works of…

View Pensive Puss (1934) By Wain Louis; pastel on paper; 20.5 x 17cm 8 x 6 1in; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.