C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Three Cats, Gestural Graphite Drawing with Abstract Watercolor, c. 1940s humble carving and can't find very another

and can't find very another out there online anywhere

10 3/8" t x 8 1/2" w

10 1/2" t x 4 1/2" widest and in good condition

with short blade with hooked tip and one end

C. Betram Hartman (1882-1960) Three Cats, Gestural Graphite Drawing with Abstract Watercolor, c. 1940s humble carving and can't find very anotherThis 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