A Personal Assortment of 13 watercolours and sketches by Louis Wain (1860-1939) who was well-known for his depictions of humorous cats are coming to the marketplace for the primary time in 50 years when they are going to be supplied by Parker Fantastic Artwork Auctions in a sale of Fantastic Work and Frames on Thursday, October 3, 2024, beginning at 11am in Farnham, Surrey. The gathering is anticipated to fetch between £30,000 to 40,000 and are being offered by her son.
Henny Smith, Director of Parker Fantastic Artwork explains: “Louis Wain is synonymous with creating human- like depictions of cats and this assortment exhibits cats in hats; with great facial expressions; on the seashore and even stealing chickens!”
She continued: “This assortment was amassed by a woman who labored in vintage outlets within the Nineteen Forties and 50s. She began to gather Wain on account of her love of cats – she owned breeds similar to a Blue Burmese and Abyssinians – and the humour she discovered within the works by Wain.”
The estimates vary from £200 to £15,000 and among the many highlights “Christmas Purchasing”, an en grisaille that depicts cats buying at a butcher, which was purchased from the London seller Michael Parkin on Christmas Eve in 1986, is anticipated to fetch between £10,000 to £15,000 [lot 182]. A pen, ink and watercolour titled “I guarantee you I’m fairly sober” carries an estimate of £5,000-8,000 [lot 168]. Elsewhere, a lithograph titled “The Conductor” is estimated at £200-£300 [lot 177] and a Fortunate Haw Haw Cat vase made for Max Emanuel and Co. carries an estimate of £300-£500 [lot 174].
AUCTION VIEWING TIMES
Friday, September 27 – 10am – 4pm Saturday & Sunday, September 28 & 29 – 10am – 2pm
Monday, September 30 – 10am – 4pm Tuesday, October 1 – 10am – 4pm Wednesday, October 2 – 10am – 4pm Thursday, October 3 from 9am
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