At the bottom of this blog is a painting Sotheby’s sold for $826,000. That’s a handsome sum for a cat painting. It was painted in 1891 and the title is “My Wife’s Lovers.” The subtitle was “all cats must go.” I know some of you on this blog are not cat lovers, so perhaps that is your sentiment. However, I am smitten by cats. I have been caring for some outdoor cats for over 1 & 1/2 years.  I found them when they were kittens near Fort Greene. Some now have homes and all remain a bit wild. Little Bea, or Beatrice, is the fierce one. Her name is the…