C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 kaleidioscope or initiation cards-- produced as

or initiation cards-- produced as thematic groups or sets

(On the alphabet

reading rather like two crowns pointing in opposite directions

and looking great doing it

perfectly matched by the Art Nouveau style font

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 kaleidioscope or initiation cards-- produced asThis 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