Wain painted and drafted as effortlessly as he struggled with most other things. He could draw a portrait with two hands in less than a minute His passions were electricity, his wife (once his family’s governess) and cats, his subject of choice. Where can you see Louis Wain paintings? Bethlem Museum of the Mind has … Read more
In 1886, Wain was asked by Macmillans to illustrate a children’s book entitled ‘ Madame Tabby’s Establishment ‘. The results proved popular and encouraged Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News to ask Wain to produce a double page cat drawing for the Christmas Issue. Was Louis Wain actually schizophrenic? Artist Profile Louis Wain was a British … Read more
benedict cumberbatch and Claire Foy help tell a true story about art, love, loss.and cats in their new film ” The Electrical Life of louis wain ” It’s based on the true story of an eccentric British artist known for changing the way people once felt about cats. Is The Electrical Life of Louis Wain … Read more