Louis Wain Fact #40:
Among Wain’s many passing interests was apparently gemstone collecting. A 1902 an article in Conshocton Daily Age appeared. Sadly, the interest was short lived, as a ”bad bargain” in gems made him realise that he needed to put his artwork first.
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36. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Watercolour and bodycolour
16 1/4" x 12 1/2 "
Illustrated: 'With Louis Wain to Fairyland', published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd 1889