Louis Wain

British | 1860 - 1939

Louis Wain was a British artist who was born in 1860. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Chris Beetles Gallery have featured Louis Wain's work in the past.Louis Wain's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 6 USD to 48,718 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 48,718 USD for Come Birdie Come and Live with Me, sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge in 2023. Louis Wain has been featured in articles for FAD Magazine, Telegraph and ArtDaily. The most recent article is The Power of Cute: Sweet, Cuddly and Taking over the World written for The New York Times in January 2024. The artist died in 1939.

Artist's alternative names: Louis William Wain

An Alert Tabby

watercolour and gouache on paper

28 x 17cm (11 x 6 11/16in)

Psychedelic Cat

gouache, watercolour and pencil on paper

17 x 22cm (6 11/16 x 8 11/16in)

Hockey, circa 1904

pen, ink, watercolour, gouache and pencil on wove paper

42cm x 71.5cm (16 1/2in x 28 1/8in)

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At Auction

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After Louis Wain Cat with a Cup of Tea bears signature

By Louis Wain

Bamfords - Derby

Recent Auction Results

group of three humorous cat studies. .

By Louis Wain

Peter Francis

Comical study of a cat wearing a monocle

By Louis Wain

-22%

below mid-estimate

Gorringes

Comical study of a cat smoking

By Louis Wain

-1%

below mid-estimate

Gorringes

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Past Exhibitions

Football

Chris Beetles Gallery

St. James's | London | UK

Nov 30,2022 - Dec 17,2022

A Way From Home: Bethlem Artists On Longing And Belonging

Bethlem Museum of the Mind

Beckenham | UK

Jul 28,2022 - Nov 12,2022

Louis Wain and the Cat Show 2022

Chris Beetles Gallery

St. James's | London | UK

Sep 10,2022 - Sep 24,2022

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Articles

The Power of Cute: Sweet, Cuddly and Taking over the World

The New York Times 31/01/2024

There is plenty of fun and truly adorable stuff in “Cute,” a new exhibition in London. But there are some creepy and unsettling things, too.

Meet Cute at Somerset House

FAD Magazine 31/01/2024

Somerset House on The Strand in London is hosting the first major exhibition to explore the phenomenon of cuteness in contemporary culture.

Cute – A Major New Landmark Exhibition Exploring the Irresistible Force of Cuteness in Contemporary Culture.

FAD Magazine 11/12/2023

CUTE – a major new landmark exhibition- In January 2024 Somerset House presents CUTE, a landmark exhibition exploring the irresistible force of cuteness in contemporary culture.

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