Louis Wain Fact #45:
Upon graduating from the West London School of Art, he didn't go straight into commercial artwork, and instead became a teacher there. He was apparently quite a poor one, who was too shy to interact with students and himself felt that he was not gaining enough knowledge from the experience.
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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'