Ramblin' Rosen

Cat-lovers in London between 21 August and 11 September 2004 should be sure not to miss Louis Wain & the Summer Cat Show, an annual exhibition of original Louis Wain paintings, along with works by other well-known cat artists such as Lesley Fortherby, Lesley Anne Ivory and Dede Moser. The exhibition is held at Chris Beetles Ltd, a well-known London art gallery. For those with deep enough pockets, many of the works on display will also be for sale, and for those with less money, there are usually books and other more affordable items relating to Wain and the other artists.

According to the brochure I received in the post this morning, all of Wain’s works and selected works by other artists should be available on the Chris Beetles website (linked above), but they do not seem to have been published there yet. Images from last year’s exhibition and other exhibitions at the gallery are on the site, however, and are worth taking a look at while waiting for the current ones to be posted.

I have yet to miss a Summer Cat Show since I moved to London, and I plan on not breaking that tradition this year. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Wain or just loves cats in general.

The Details:

• Grand Opening: Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 2004, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
• Normal opening hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
• Last date: 11 September 2004
• Location:
  Chris Beetles Ltd
  8 & 10 Ryder Street
  London
  SW1Y 6QB

  Tel: 020 7839 7551
  Fax: 020 7839 1603
  gallery@chrisbeetles.com
  www.chrisbeetles.com