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So proclaimed the science-fiction writer HG Wells about the phenomenon that was Louis Wain - an illustrator who at the start of the 20th Century was a household name credited with changing...
Mar 27, 2018 · Louis Wain, Cat and her Kittens. Courtesy of Chris Beetles Ltd. In 1881, Wain found his first patron in Sir William Ingram, editor of The Illustrated London News, who commissioned the 21-year-old to produce a naturalistic illustration titled Bullfinches on the Laurels for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.
Aug 8, 2020 · Today is International Cat Day and to celebrate our feline friends, I want to focus on a man who was instrumental in changing the way we look at cats. Louis Wain was an artist who achieved...
Jun 3, 2024 · By Rebecca Mead. June 3, 2024. The anthropomorphized felines that Wain drew at the turn of the twentieth century were caterwauling heralds of modernity, engaged in activities such as playing...
Apr 13, 2024 · Catland takes its title from an imaginary place created by the Edwardian artist Louis Wain as the setting for decades of feline illustrations and art.
Jan 30, 1996 · Its creators, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer, and Cameron Mackintosh, the producer, have both received knighthoods; and between them they have been at the forefront of establishing...
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Feb 19, 2024 · Artists such as Henriette Ronner-Knip, Balthus, and Andy Warhol have all created notable works featuring cats. Ronner-Knip, a Dutch painter, was renowned for her detailed and lifelike portraits of cats, while Balthus, a French artist, often incorporated cats into his enigmatic and dreamlike compositions.
