Louis Wain Fact #16:
It is an often told story, that the accident with a bus in 1914 that had resulted in Louis Wain spending weeks recovering from a concussion, was caused by veering out of the way of a stray cat. The heartwarming tale often describes that upon waking up, Wain’s first words were “Is the cat all right?”.
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81. PSYCHEDELIC CATS
Watercolour and bodycolour
9 1/4" x 12", oval
On reverse; Deer in an idyllic landscape
Watercolour and bodycolour
11" x 8 3/4", oval