C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 antique English china terrific dark patina to the

terrific dark patina to the dry wood back

with wonderfully folky boat speeding ahead

Watercolor: 3" x 2 5/8"

paper of the drawing folded just a bit at left and right edges to fit in frame

in which I see a complex mix of pride and concentration and perhaps some dissatisfaction

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 antique English china terrific dark patina to theThis 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