Louis Wain: Illness, Art, and Historical Evidence

If you look at the first image in this article, you might recognize the artist’s very distinctive style even if you do not know his name and think, “Oh, right — that’s the guy who drew cats and then went mad!” You may even remember the familiar story that, as his illness progressed, he supposedly drew increasingly strange animals until they eventually dissolved into almost unimaginable forms. And someone might add: “The man was happily drawing cats, and then his evil sisters had him committed to …


Луис Уэйн: болезнь, искусство и исторические свидетельства

Если вы взглянете на первую картину в этой статье, то, даже не зная имени художника, возможно, заметите весьма специфический стиль и скажете: «А, да ведь это тот самый дядька, который рисовал котов, а потом сошёл с ума!» Или даже вспомните расхожую историю о том, что по мере прогрессирования болезни он якобы изображал всё более странных животных, пока те наконец не начали превращаться в совсем уж невообразимые формации. А кто-то, возможно, добавит: «Человек спокойно рисовал себе котиков, а злые …


Chapter 28: In Which Something Ends and Something Begins

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Chapter 27: In Which Coincidences Turn Out to Be Coincidences

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Chapter 26: In Which the Solution Looms on the Horizon

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Chapter 25: In Which It Becomes Clear That Nothing Is Clear

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Chapter 24: In Which the Gates of Night Are Found Locked

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Chapter 23: In Which a Storm Broke

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Chapter 22: In Which the Medallion, the Sorceress, and Yet Another Collapse Meet

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Chapter 21: In Which Nothing Happened

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Chapter 20: In Which Lies, Half-Truths, and Lust Intertwine

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Chapter 19: In Which the Witcher Meets Mother Dear

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Chapter 18: In Which a Ray of Hope Begins to Appear

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Chapter 17: In Which the Witcher Meets Old Acquaintances for the First Time

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Chapter 16: In Which Everything Is Relative Except the Capacity of a Wine Bottle

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