Louis Wain Fact #59:
"In writing on his art style, Wain emphasised that he always started with the ears: “if I try any other way the proportions are certain to go wrong. Why, I do not know.” This is seen in the only known footage of him drawing and might also be alluded to in this late artwork."
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33. THE FORTY THIEVES
Watercolour and bodycolour
15 1/4" x 11 1/4"
Illustrated: 'With Louis Wain to Fairyland', published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd 1889