Monday 5 September 2016

Cats in Art - part 4

Continuing a look at art that has featured cats in one way or another, either as the subject of the work, or as an adjunct to it.

They say you’re either a ‘dog person’ or a ‘cat person.’ I’ve always fallen into the latter category, so I thought I would do a themed feature for this series of posts, covering a large time span through art history.

The time span of approximately five-hundred artworks in the series (in roughly chronological order) is close to five hundred years - from 1525 (Francesco d’Ubertino Verdito) to 1999 (Louise Bourgeois).

This is part 4 of a 9-part series on Cats in Art. For earlier works see parts 1 - 3 also. Note: I have added portraits and dates of the artists where I was able to find them.



Frederick Walker
(1840 London - 1875 St. Fillans, Scotland)


Frederick Walker
The Old Farm Garden 1871
watercolour and gouache over graphite on paper
Courtauld Institute of Art, London


Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
(1821 Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 1909 Ixelles, Belgium)


Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Cat with Kittens 1844
oil on panel 52 x 39 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Kitten's Game 1860-78c
oil on panel 32.8 x 45.2 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

1899 Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Four Kittens
oil on panel 26.3 x 34.9 cm
Private Collection

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
High Tea

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Kitten and Jewellery

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Kitten with a Ball of Yarn

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Kitten with a Butterfly

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip 
Kitten with a Butterfly

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip 
Kitten

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Kittens at Play
oil on canvas 113 x 85 cm

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
The Christmas Spat 1883

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Two Kittens and a Fly ) 1886

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat, Kittens and Guitar ) 1886

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Dog 1886 )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Two Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Two Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Three Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Four Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Two Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Four Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Four Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and a Kitten )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Four Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Cat and Four Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Kitten and Insect )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
( Two Kittens )

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
A Cat and Her Kittens in the Artist's Studio

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
A Cat and Her Kittens Playing with a Mousetrap

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
A Cat with Her Four Kittens with a Friendly Dog

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
After Dinner Treats

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Afternoon Tea

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Aprole Douner

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Artful Play

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Besotted (study)

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Besotted

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Black and White Cat

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Cats Playing Around a Japanese Screen

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Cats with a Pencil
oil on panel 24.8 x 39.4 cm

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Kittens at Play
oil on panel 24.1 x 32.4 cm
Private Collection

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