Born in London, Martin Leman (1934-present, British) , is a prolific cat artist with a world-wide reputation. He is a member of the Royal Society of British Artists and the Watercolour Society. After completing Art school in Worthing and studying at The Central School of Art and Design Holborn, he worked for several years as a graphic designer and taught at Hornsey College of Art and several other colleges. Leman started painting in 1969 and ten years later he had published his first illustrated book Comic and Curious Cats with the text by Angela Carter. He has gone on to publish more than 28 more books and has held many one man exhibitions.Sir Roy Strong in a foreword to one of Martin’s books wrote ” I can think of few other contemporary painters who are able so powerfully to distill the essence of cat on to canvas or paper”.
Leman’s work is reminiscent of the style of Henri Rousseau with its bold colors and patterns. Many of his cat subjects are painted with a beach-side background perhaps representing his love of the sea. His most recent book is, Martin Leman, A World of His Own. He continues to work and live in Islington, London with his wife Jill, who is also an artist.
Penny Black and Tiffany
The Artist’s Cat
Big Orange Cat
Black Cat
Bon Voyage
Brown and White Cat
Brown and White Cat II
Brown Tabby with Red Ball
Cat on a Mat
Cat with Bushes
Cats and Goldfish
Cat and Fish
Christmas Cat
Fat Orange Cat
Grey and White Cat
Harbour Cat
Hay
Hide and Seek
Horatio
Leaping Cat
Illustration
The Red Ball
Leaf and Bean
Pink Girl with Cat
Lighthouse Cat
Lighthouse Cat II
Marmalade and White Cat
Cat by the Sea
Cat on a Red Box
Marmalade Cat
Tuxedo Cat
Tuxedo Cat II
Cat and Moon
Jasmine and Cocoa
Lighthouse Cat III
Loopy
On the Table
Sailor
St. Ives Cat
Dawn and Cat
Nude with Two Black Kittens
Nude with Cat and Dog
Nude Woman with Mirror and Cat
Orange Cat Sleeping
Peaceful Evening for Cats
Polly
Queenie and Rex
Red Ball
Scruffy and Lily
Sea Cat
Smeaton’s Pier
St. Ives
Starry Night
Stripey cat
Tabby
The Laskett
Three Cats
Trixie
Two Cats
Waiting
White Cat Martin Leman
Winsor and Newton
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