Louis Wain Fact #62:
There was a popular joke in the 1910s which referred to Wain, and appeared in several newspapers and novels at the time.
The joke’s setup has a woman looking to have her portrait painted, and asks someone for an artist recommendation. The person she is talking to, typically male, then responds with “Louis Wain.”
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49. THE TEA HOUSE
Watercolour and bodycolour on tinted paper
14 1/2" x 21 3/4"
(This piece was previously titled on this site as "Inspired by the Japan-British Exhibition, 1910")