C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Three Cats, Gestural Graphite Drawing with Abstract Watercolor, c. 1940s mechanics but I of course like

but I of course like it all the better for them

With some toning to the tintype I presume from how original framed

Overall paper (card) size: 13 1/8 x 9 7/8"

watercolor rendering of a purple finch

At first I thought this antique Griebel Instrument Co

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Three Cats, Gestural Graphite Drawing with Abstract Watercolor, c. 1940s mechanics but I of course likeThis and a second graphite and watercolor sketchbook drawing of cats today, by American painter C. Bertram Hartman (18821960), which I purchased from an artist dealer in Cambridge, MA. This one with no year to the date (late 1940s I believe) but is stamped B. Hartman, R. Castellane Gallery. (The Richard Castellane gallery acquired the Estate Collection of Hartmann around 1960, from the former Rabin & Krueger Gallery Newark, New Jersey. ) I think it is