Louis Wain

1860–1939 · Painter, Draughtsman

Louis William Wain was an English artist best known for his drawings of anthropomorphised cats and kittens. (Wikipedia)

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To Be Let UnfurnishedLyon & Turnbull · Oct 2023£23,940≈ $28,999≈ €27,510Sign up to see
Hockey, circa 1904Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2023£12,600≈ $15,262≈ €14,479Sign up to see
Carol SingingHelmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 2020$11,970$9,500 + $2,470 premium≈ £9,111≈ €10,104Sign up to see

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'The Cubist Golfer'
35 x 21cm (13 3/4 x 8 1/4in).
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 444
£1,875≈ $2,406≈ €2,208Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
Mr Porker
15 x 9cm (5 7/8 x 3 9/16in).
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 445
£938≈ $1,203≈ €1,104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
'Who's there ?'; Cat portrait
Pastel
each 27.5 x 24cm (10 3/4 x 9 1/2in)(2)
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 446
£1,063≈ $1,363≈ €1,251Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
'Call that thing a social introduction'
38.5 x 26.5cm (15 3/16 x 10 7/16in).
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 447
£1,750≈ $2,245≈ €2,061Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
St. Bernard dog kennel
35.5 x 26cm (14 x 10 1/4in).
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 448
£875≈ $1,123≈ €1,031Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £700–900View at Bonhams ↗
Loves labour lost
23 x 33cm (9 1/16 x 13in).
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2017 · Lot 449
£938≈ $1,203≈ €1,104Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
Left Behind
Drawing
30cm x 18.5cm
Toovey's · Nov 30, 2016 · Lot 92
£350≈ $437≈ €411HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
Four Giant Domestic Cats and a Small Girl
Drawing
21.5cm x 17.5cm
Toovey's · Sep 7, 2016 · Lot 46
£400≈ $535≈ €476HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
'The City Man - A Bad Boy'
49 x 27.5cm (19 5/16 x 10 13/16in).
Bonhams · May 25, 2016 · Lot 363
£1,750≈ $2,569≈ €2,305Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
'Louis Wain's Annual Street'
42 x 31cm (16 9/16 x 12 3/16in).
Bonhams · May 25, 2016 · Lot 366
£938≈ $1,376≈ €1,235Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗

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Louis Wain works on paper (37)Louis Wain watercolors (9)Louis Wain drawings (27)Louis Wain sculpture (3)

About Louis Wain

In museum collections

I Am Happy Because Everybody Loves Me, 1928
Bethlem Museum of the Mind · Public domain
Cat with a cigar, 1879
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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