Kate birdsall johnson summer residence rainforest
Kate birdsall johnson summer residence rainforest
Kate birdsall johnson summer residence rainforest resort!
The Ultimate “Meowsterpiece” for Cat Lovers
Want to own a late 19th century’s premier painting of felines?
Tomorrow, on November 3, Sotheby’s will be auctioning “My Wife’s Lovers,” a 6′ x 8.5′ “meowsterpiece” by Austrian painter Carl Kahler.
photo credit: artinfo.com
“My Wife’s Lover’s” would be perfect above the fireplace mantel in any cat lover’s, or crazy cat lady’s home.
All you need is a few hundred thousand dollars, and you own an elegant if slightly eccentric portrait of many different Persian and Angora cats in all their glory.
The story of this portrait is equally as fascinating as the portrait itself.
Kate Birdsall Johnson (with a middle name like Birdsall why is she a cat and not a bird lover?) commissioned Carl Kahler to paint the piece in 1891. Kate Birdsall John was a rich crazy cat lady who loved fancy Persian and Angora cat breeds.
It is said she housed 350 cats in her 3000-acre summer residence located near Sonoma, California.
Her cats were cared for by s