Louis Wain Fact #35:
Wain’s later psychedelic patterns, in addition to being influenced by the textile designs of his upbringing, seem from unfinished examples to have been drawn on top of a grid. He may have achieved their striking symmetry by drawing ambidextrously and simultaneously.
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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'