# The Cat Who Got The Cream (colour cats sequence 35) by Louis Wain (Undated)

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- **Painting:** The Cat Who Got The Cream (colour cats sequence 35)
- **Artist:** Louis Wain
- **Date:** Undated
- **Medium:** Exact medium not yet researched
- **Dimensions:** Not yet researched
- **Current location:** Not yet researched
- **Period:** British illustration
- **Culture:** British

A minimal image record from the Louis Wain colour cats collection. Research and fuller interpretation are queued for a later revision.


## High-resolution image

[The Cat Who Got The Cream (colour cats sequence 35) by Louis Wain (Undated) | High-resolution image](https://www.artifact-archive.com/print-assets/b4935e0a66340d6aba9f7b4e5c7a8795e19b8f4e14ea5c1b14b72fef0408307f.png)
Available image: 1,948 × 2,880 pixels.

## The story

This archive record presents The Cat Who Got The Cream (colour cats sequence 35), attributed in the supplied collection to Louis Wain.

Evidence: observation.

The image is preserved here as a visual record. Its exact date, medium, dimensions and location have not yet been researched.

Evidence: observation.

This entry is intentionally concise. A later research pass can add verified catalogue information and interpretation.

Evidence: observation.

## About the artist

### Louis Wain

5 August 1860 to 4 July 1939

Wain was a British illustrator and painter best known for his anthropomorphic cats. Born in Clerkenwell, London, he trained at the West London School of Art and taught at Camberwell before building a career in illustrated papers, children's books and postcards. His cats move through theatres, clubs, shops and family celebrations, and his later patterned images have become some of his most discussed work.

- **Born:** 5 August 1860
- **Died:** 4 July 1939
- **Nationality:** British
- **Birthplace:** Clerkenwell, London, England
- **Died in:** St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

![Artist portrait of Louis Wain](</print-assets/851019e7ff5e868c63394e1c6e3e122f1ba53ed01724565cdcab104310aecba6-preview.jpg>)

Artist portrait. Image credit: Unknown photographer. [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_Wain_at_his_drawing_table_1890.png>). [Licence: Public domain](<https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/>).

- [Wikipedia: Louis Wain](<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Wain>)
- [Wikimedia Commons: Louis Wain](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Louis_Wain>)

## Research and reference record

## Sources and literature

### [collection-intake] Artifact Archive: Louis Wain collection intake

Artifact Archive: Louis Wain collection intake (n.d.). Artifact Archive. Available at: https://www.artifact-archive.com/archive

Publisher: Artifact Archive. Type: image-record. URL: https://www.artifact-archive.com/archive
Authors / editors: Not recorded.
Publication year: Not recorded.
Consultation status: partially_consulted.
Access status: open_access.
Relevance: artwork.
Archive annotation: Image supplied by Sam Potts for catalogue intake. Artwork research is pending.

## Editorial note

Editorial review pending.

## Coverage and revisions

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Bibliography entries held: 1.
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