My wife's lovers

The painting cost $ 5,000 in 1888, which is more than $ 120,000 in today's prices.
The exact date of completion of the portrait is unknown, but it is believed that Kahler, who had never painted cats before, worked on the painting for more than three years. He is said to have spent most of his time studying all the cats and sketching to get a feel for their character.
The painting was painted for Kate Johnson, the title is her husband's idea, which proves that he is the most patient and kind husband in the history of crazy cat lovers.
By the way, about the cat lovers. The painting shows 42 cats. More precisely, Mrs. Johnson's 42 favorite cats, she had 350 in total.
In our time, the painting was sold at Sotheby's for more than 800 thousand dollars - much more than the projected 200-300 thousand. Bought it by a private collector from California.