Louis William Wain (Clerkenwell 1860-1939 St. Albans)
This box contains a wonderful thing
signed 'Louis Wain.' (lower left) and inscribed 'no.1 This box contains a wonderful thing/which no one can resist/no.2. Look! Look at it! Is it not fine. You will never see anything better.' (lower centre)
pen and black ink heightened with touches of white on paper, unframed
15 x 10 ¾ in. (38.1 x 27.4 cm.)
Louis William Wain (Clerkenwell 1860-1939 St. Albans)
This box contains a wonderful thing
signed 'Louis Wain.' (lower left) and inscribed 'no.1 This box contains a wonderful thing/which no one can resist/no.2. Look! Look at it! Is it not fine. You will never see anything better.' (lower centre)
pen and black ink heightened with touches of white on paper, unframed
15 x 10 ¾ in. (38.1 x 27.4 cm.)
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