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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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