World's Largest Cat Painting Sells For Over $800K
  • 8 years ago
What’s been called "one of the finest cat pictures in the world," is now probably one of the most expensive.

What’s been called "one of the finest cat pictures in the world," is now probably one of the most expensive. 
"My Wife's Lovers" by Carl Kahler depicts 42 cats in multiple states of repose. It sold at Sotheby's on Tuesday for $826,000. 
The painting was originally commissioned by feline aficionado and millionaire Kate Birdsall Johnson in 1891. 
Johnson had a summer home named Buena Vista outside of Sonoma, California. That 3,000-acre e
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