#my wife's lovers by carl kahler

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My Wife’s Lovers (1893) | Carl Kahler

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My Wife's Lovers, 1891

This is a canvas painting by Austrian artist Carl Kahler (1856–1906) depicting forty-two of American millionaire Kate Birdsall Johnson'scats. Most of the cats are Turkish Angora and Persian. The title of the painting was potentially conceived by her husband, who may have referred to the cats with the phrase. Measuring 1.8 m × 2.6 m (6 ft × 8.5 ft), the canvas weighs 103 kg (227 lb).

Having never painted a cat before, Kahler spent three years studying cats' poses and learning their habits. He reportedly received around US $5,000 for the painting (equivalent to US $160,000 in 2022).

My Wife's Lovers subsequently hung in Frank C. Havens' Piedmont Art Gallery in Piedmont, California, and was later purchased by a couple from Chicago. In November 2015, the painting was sold at Sotheby's to a private California buyer for US $826,000.

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My Wife’s Lovers | Carl Kahler (1855-1906)

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‘My Wife's Lovers’ by Carl Kahler, c. 1891.

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Carl Kahler (Austrian, 1855–1906), "Study for My Wife's Lovers", c. 1891

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Carl Kahler (Austrian, 1855–1906) - My Wife’s Lovers.

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Can I pay someone to forge a painting for me to have specifically? Like I'm ngl I hate the look of canvas prints and I'd rather pay a pretty penny for a really good replica of a painting I like

If I had thousands of dollars I'd love to get someone to paint me a replica of 'My Wife's Lovers' 1891 by Carl Kahler

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'My Wife's Lovers,' by Carl Kahler. About 1894.

Entertaining little story about this painting in the Wikipedia.

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My Wife's Lovers, 1890s

By Carl Kahler

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My Wife’s Lovers

Carl Kahler (Austrian, 1855–1906)

Kahler was born in Linz. From 19 October 1874 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, with Ludwig von Löfftz and Wilhelm Lindenschmit the Younger. After the end of his studies at the Academy, he spent some time studying in Paris, before settling in Munich.

Between 1881 and 1888 he exhibited his works in Berlin, Munich and Vienna. In 1885 he emigrated to Australia, and worked until 1890 in Melbourne, where he painted three pictures of the Melbourne Cup. In one of these paintings, The Betting Ring, every person in the crowd is an individual portrait.

He later emigrated to the United States. In 1891, commissioned by Kate Birdsall Johnson, he painted the picture My Wife's Lovers depicting 42 cats, which became extremely well known as a published print. From the time of this work he became increasingly known for his paintings of cats.

Kahler died aged 49 years in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

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My Wife’s Lovers, 1891, Carl Kahler