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

MA  to his wife

and lots of years

I'm not quite sure

in which the surface of the paper was covered with fine grit marble dust

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

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