Lot 836 , Louis Wain (1860-1939) Cats at night unframed

Louis Wain (1860-1939)
folio of 5 pen and ink drawings
Cats at night 22 x 9.75in. and other sketches,
unframed
Estimate £400-600

Fragmentary group of works all on buff coloured paper.
Study of a cats head with white overtouching on the mouth, inscribed in pencil with some creasing around the edges and some dirt specks,
Study of two seated kittens again with notes for printers, fox marking and dirt specks
Cats at night - two separate panels, all inscribed in pencil with the word tint on walls of most of the houses, otherwise crease marks running across the top and bottom and further printing instructions inscribed across the bottom, some scattered fox marks as well
Pen and ink cat with applied collage ink drawings running around it, again inscribed in pencil with further details for printers, some discolouration particularly where the glue has lead to some fox marking
Provenance: Purchased as a part lot from a Bonhams sale.




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Sold for £480