Louis Wain Fact #32:
Despite his discovery of cat’s dislike for them, Wain himself loved oranges, and his friends and fans often sent him some in the hospital. In some of his drawings of picnics and tea parties, conventional tableware like cups and a teapot is absent, replaced with oranges.
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"This dance began at two o'clock, and now it's half past four
The piper says he's weary but the Dancers ask for more!"
Watercolour and bodycolour 14 3/4 x 10 3/4
Illustrated 'Cats of many lands', published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.
Exhibited: The Brook St. Art Gallery as 'In the Heilons'