C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 kaleidioscope The wedding certificate sold as

The wedding certificate sold as found in an antique wooden frame that shows surface cracking

with a second date of 1849

perfectly matched by the Art Nouveau style font

and looking great doing it

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Mother Cat and Kitten, Graphite with Watercolor Drawing, 1948 kaleidioscope The wedding certificate sold 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