Martin Leman (1934-present, British)

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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