Kate birdsall johnson biography
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My Wife's Lovers
Painting by Carl Kahler
| My Wife's Lovers | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Carl Kahler |
| Dimensions | 1.8 m × 2.6 m (6 ft × 8.5 ft) |
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Commissioned by | Kate Birdsall Johnson |
| Collection | Unknown |
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My Wife's Lovers is a canvas painting by Austrian artist Carl Kahler (1856–1906) depicting forty-two of American millionaire Kate Birdsall Johnson's Turkish Angora and Persian cats.[1][2] The title of the painting was potentially conceived by her husband,[3] who may have referred to the cats with the phrase.[4] Measuring 1.8 m × 2.6 m (6 ft × 8.5 ft), the canvas weighs 103 kg (227 lb).[5]
History
Some say Johnson owned 350 cats that she housed in her summer house Buena Vista near Sonoma, California, and left them US$500,000 in her will, but this is disputed.&