The Sad Story Of Louis Wain, The Artist Who Painted Cats

[MikeMiller-bjql]

He is the reason why it's socially acceptable to keep cats as pets in the West and to cherish them. He is also one of the first (if not the first) western artist to delve into psychedelic representation, leading to total abstraction long before the Abstract Movement. His later style is often maligned as a consequence of mental illness, which it wasn't - he was still producing realistic work on commission until the end. He is a Legend.

[sweetpealee]

His abstracts look positively fractal!

[alyssstout]

I love his illustrations of kitties…❤❤❤❤❤

[kriskairn]

A fan since I was a child of his work . He was a genius and deserved a much better and happier life...

[JanBadinski]

I love his work! It's so sad how his life worked out.

[juliejohnson]

I love those cats. I'm a young 62, but remember these from something... I'd love to know about the artist who illustrated the Raggedy Ann and Andy books. Not sure but think those illustrations are maybe from the forties or a lil earlier.🌍💚

[paulcollections]

YOU TALK WAY TOO FAST! Can’t understand all the words !!

[katkat]

Sorry but 20 years of feather plucking does not sound like a well loved bird

[oso_nomada]

That’s not “branching out” to mosaics and landscapes…those are physical manifestations of the torment that schizophrenia causes him into his last days.