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The chris beetles gallery is one of londons most popular commercial art galleries, specialising in traditional british watercolour, illustration, oil paint. Louis wains cats by chris beetles 16aug2011 hardcover. This version of the book has been updated with more accurate information, colorful pictures, and printed in conjunction with the chris beetles gallery. Louis wain s cats by chris beetles 16aug2011 hardcover on. He has shared so many interesting prints and facts about louis wain and his life. The forgotten artist who changed the way we look at cats. Louis wain was born in london in 1860, the eldest child of william, a textile traveller, and felicia, a designer of carpets. Somebodys pussies, this book belongs to caption filled in, original clothbacked boards. Chris beetles, a london gallerist and worldrenowned expert on louis wain, says that even in the 19th century, ferals roamed the streets of london, and a lot of cats that people saw were mangy and dirtythey barely looked like animals. Now more fashionable than ever, louis wains work deserves a book that both catalogues his work and explains his life and art, putting it into context. Jul 29, 2011 published to accompany an upcoming exhibition, louis wain and the summer cat show, august 14 september 4, 2011, at chris beetles art gallery in london, the book includes over 300 beautiful color images, many shown for the first time, brought to life with text by chris beetles, the leading authority on louis wain. Wain louis a cat alphabet, neat ink ownership inscription, original clothbacked boards with mounted colour illustration to upper cover, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, light marking to upper cover, but a sharp and excellent example overall, 1914. See more ideas about louis wain cats, cat art and cat drawing. Chris beetles was born on september 24, 1946 in india.
A full book list of wains published work completes this valuable and indispensable work which will appeal to both specialist collector and cat enthusiast alike. This biography, first published in 1968, is now reissued in an extensive revision with new colour plates. As the title of this book succinctly sums him up, louis wain was the man who drew cats. Buy louis wains cats 1st by michael parkin, michael parkin, louis wain isbn. The author chris beetles has been the main populiser of wains art and has staged exhibitions since 1983.
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Louis wain was one of the most popular commercial illustrators in the history of england. With essays about the artist and his life from chris beetles, rodney dale, roy compton, as well as wain himself. Oct 18, 2018 courtesy chris beetles gallery, st jamess london, specialists in the art of louis wain with public attitudes changing during wartime, wain put his energies into a series of ceramic cats. The book was very reasonably priced and is a good introduction to the many faces of louis wain.
Dec 01, 2011 chris beetles hardcover published december 2011 in united kingdom the first comprehensive exhibition of wain s work was held at the victoria and albert museum in london in 1972 and since then louis wain has steadily become more fashionable, and collected worldwide. Born in 1860, his anthropomorphic portrayals of cats captured the imagination of the edwardian era and his work helped to elevate the profile and popularity of our feline friends to unprecedented heights. Chris bettles is one of the best louis wain historians. Louis wains cats by chris beetles 2011, hardcover for. Sep 15, 2011 chris beetles has been the main popularizer of wains art and has staged yearly exhibitions since 1983. On a roof, as wet as a seal, as grey as a puddle, cat was rumbling, a rumbly purr. Louis wains cats by chris beetles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Welcome to the weird and wonderful feline world of louis wain. A large stock of signed books by or relating to our gallery artists is available. This is the definitive biography of louis wain, one of the most celebrated, if not the, most celebrated cat artists of all time. This book was published by chris beetles limited in 2000. Theres a louis wains cats exhibition at chris beetles gallery in central london until the end of august 20.
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See more ideas about louis wain cats, cat art and vintage cat. Cats 1928 by louis wain and a great selection of related books. With scuffing and wear to outer boards,damp stain mark to rear board. Louis wains cats by chris beetles hardcover 20110915. Whimsical artwork from before the first world war, of cats dressed as humans, doing fun activities like having tea parties, going to the races and the seaside, and celebrating holidays. Chris beetles professional cartoonists organisation uk. More than a century before cats took over the internet by gif and by meme, edwardian artist louis wain enamoured britain with his fanciful portraits of anthropomorphic felines. Chris beetles wrote a book called louis wains cats 2011 hardback. The summer cat show chris beetles catalog, 1997 louis wain. The first comprehensive exhibition of wains work was held at the. Indeed, he is probably the most celebrated illustrator of cats of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Isbn 97818716104 97818716104 softcover, chris beetles ltd, 1989. Louis william wain paintings for sale louis william wain. Aug 16, 2011 chris beetles has been the main popularizer of wain s art and has staged yearly exhibitions since 1983.
This beautifully illustrated tale is a wonderful coalescence of carolines talents as an exquisite and charming illustrator and storyteller. Beautiful collection of the artist louis wains images of cats. New book about louis wain, the cat artist who went. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to. Blue leather binding with gilt title to spine and vignette and borders to front cover. Courtesy of chris beetles gallery this years exhibition will comprise almost 200 works, and feature over 125 paintings, drawings and sketches by louis wain 18601939, with a particular focus on the highly coloured and patterned cats of the latter part of his life which had descended into insanity.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The book is loaded with pictures, more than all the other louis wain books i. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear andor age. This book was published by chris beetles ltdworth press in 2011. Chris beetles gallery is renowned for the high quality of its numerous.