C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 strong girls MA to his wife

MA  to his wife

but think perhaps he was an end of the day whimsy

a lovely bird

and on one side a mouth that  just sort of devolves into two wavering lines

I must say the "window" at center and the dramatic framing of it also makes me think a puppet show should be enacted behind it

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 strong girls MA to his wifeThis 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