Louis Wain Fact #74:
Wain assisted in the discovery of a new subspecies of tit bird in the pine woods of County Sligo, Ireland. The Irish Coal Tit (Periparus Ater Hibernicus) was discerned from the British variant by noted ornithologist Collingwood Ingram, a close friend of Wain by a yellow tinge on its cheeks and underside. Wain helped deliver specimens to the press to have it formally identified.
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55. THE WORLD CUP
Watercolour and bodycolour
15" x 11 1/4 "
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(This piece was previously referred to on this site as "The Football Match", as seen as the caption given to this image in 'Cat Life.')