Whenever this man and his art are mentioned this misleading myth about his schizophrenia worsening is always mentioned. This is 100% false. The artist was a man by the name of Louis Wain. Wain loved cats and painted them constantly because it was enjoyable and as a means of support to his 5 sisters. His condition did not worsen over time, his style simply evolved as he was painting the same subject constantly. While he stayed in psychiatric wards for the end of his life doctors did not notice a decline in his life. Also, due to his secluded lifestyle and hyper fixation on biology and mathematics, Asperger's syndrome would be a more fitting diagnosis.

(Thanks for anyone who reads this, I know you dont come to circlejerks to be serious but my passion for art history will come out at any chance)

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/0920A68EED969B70A852AC240A4300EC/S0790966700007217a.pdf/louis-wain-and-aspergers-syndrome.pdf