C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 kaleidioscope reading rather like two crowns

reading rather like two crowns pointing in opposite directions

perhaps wolf or wolverine

The wedding certificate sold as found in an antique wooden frame that shows surface cracking

with a second date of 1849

I could have dusted it a bit before photographing but neglected to

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 kaleidioscope reading rather like two crownsThis and a second graphite and watercolor sketchbook drawing of cats today, by American painter C. Bertram Hartman (18821960), which I purchased from an artist dealer in Cambridge, MA, this one dated 1948. I think it is a very charming and full of life drawing, and with the isolated use of watercolor on the kitten heightening its individuality the distinction between it and its mother and so a very tender feeling portrait of connection that also