Louis Wain Fact #43:
Back in the day, Louis Wain's declining health was very sensationalised in the newspapers, often playing things up and including false details, which makes it quite difficult to get a clear picture. In an anonymous 1949 article in Antioch news, they claimed that Wain claimed cats had cursed him, drew “devilish and horrifying” cats, and that his doctor [cat caricature pictured] destroyed all of his later cat artwork. Needless to say, this is not true.
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39. "I ALWAYS HAVE MY BATH OUTSIDE THE TUB INSTEAD OF INSIDE WHEN NURSE ISN'T HERE. THEN I DON'T GET WET, YOU SEE, AND THERE ISN'T SO MUCH DANGER OF TAKING COLD!"
Watercolour and bodycolour with pen and ink
18 1/2" x 13 1/4"
Illustrated: 'Catland', published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.
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