Bessie Bamber (1870-?, British) was a prolific painter of cats and kittens and sometimes dogs and puppies. Most of her works are dated from 1900-1910, seemingly her most active period. Preferring to work from stuffed animals instead of real ones, most of her paintings include china, flowers and baskets surrounded by mischievous cats and kittens. Many of her paintings are on opaline glass and porcelain and simply signed with her initials BB. One long composition of a line of kittens was painted on a mahogany panel. Even though little is known about her, her paintings are popular and are still sold today for thousands of pounds at auction.
A Game of Skittles
Black Kitten in a Basket
Distant Cousins
Eight Kittens on Mahogany Board
Five Kittens
Flowers and Two Kittens, Bessie Bamber
Four Kittens and Vases
Four Kittens on Board
Four Kittens
Four Tabby Kittens Playing
Ginger and White Kitten
Kitten and Plant
Kitten and Umbrella
Kitten in a Bowl
Kitten in Basket of Flowers
Kitten Sitting in a Bowl
Kittens Drinking Milk
Kittens waiting for Tea
Roses and Kittens
Tabby and White Kitten
Tabby Kitten
The Blue Ribbon
The Red Bow
Three Kittens and a Fern
Three Kittens and a Vase
Three Kittens and China
Three Kittens in a Hammock
Three Kittens on a Teeter-totter
Three Kittens Playing with Sewing
Three Kittens
Two Kittens and a Sewing Basket
Two Kittens and an Umbrella
Two Kittens and Books
Two Kittens and Fruit
Two Kittens and Peaches
Two Kittens and Spilled Ink
Two Kittens in a Basket
Two Kittens Playing with Thread
Two Kittens Umbrella and Vase
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