C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Three Cats, Gestural Graphite Drawing with Abstract Watercolor, c. 1940s humble carving with short blade with hooked

with short blade with hooked tip and one end

10 3/8" t x 8 1/2" w

There is some glare/reflection caught in photos

I believe it is quite old and made of walnut

The lion has a small chip to one front paw and the higher a hairline split down one hind leg and both no longer have tails

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Three Cats, Gestural Graphite Drawing with Abstract Watercolor, c. 1940s humble carving with short blade with hookedThis 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 with no year to the date (late 1940s I believe) but is stamped B. Hartman, R. Castellane Gallery. (The Richard Castellane gallery acquired the Estate Collection of Hartmann around 1960, from the former Rabin & Krueger Gallery Newark, New Jersey. ) I think it is