We won't go home till morning
(1900-1910)
Medium
pen and ink over pencil
Measurements
46.6 × 30.9 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1935
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
The career and life of the celebrated nineteenth-century English illustrator Louis Wain revolved around his drawings of cats, particularly his anthropomorphic satires of human behaviour, such as We won’t go home till morning. This dancing cat is happily embarking on a night out on the town, which will probably not end well. The work of many creative artists and illustrators is based on observation and a grain of truth. Wain seamlessly transposed the hundreds of life drawings he made of his cats into anthropomorphic gems, and, later in his life, dazzling fantastical images. The popularity of Wain’s work saw him elected as the second president of the National Cat Club in England, and he was a regular judge at cat shows.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
inscribed in pen and ink (in image) l.r.: Louis Wain.
Accession Number
337A-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Animals Humour and Satire
Subjects (specific)
cartoons (humorous images) dancing (activity) domestic cat (species) metaphor walking sticks