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 6 of a 9-part series on Cats in Art. For earlier works see parts 1 - 5 also. Note: I have added portraits and dates of the artists where I was able to find them.
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| Lucius Rossi (1846 - 1913 Italy) In the Boudoir 1869 oil on panel 27.4 x 19.7 cm |
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| Horatio Henry Couldery The Unexpected Guest 1874 |
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| Édouard Manet ( 1832 Paris - 1883 Paris ) |
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| Édouard Manet Woman with a Cat 188c oil on canvas 92.1 x 73 cm Tate, London |
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| John Charlton (1849 Northumberland, Uk -1917 Lanercost, Burtholme, UK) Her Favourites 1881 watercolour 30 x 50 cm |
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| Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ( 1864 Albi, France - 1901 Saint-André-du-Bois, France ) |
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| Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Un petit chat 1882 oil on board 32.4 x 23.6 cm |
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| Pierre Auguste Renoir Julie Manet 1887 oil on canvas 65 x 54 cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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| Berthe Morisot Little Girl with a Cat (after a portrait of Julie Manet by Renoir - see above) 1888-90 drypoint National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen ( 1859 Lausanne, Switzerland - 1923 Paris ) |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen A Small Girl with a Cat 1889 |
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| 1894 Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Two Cats Pochoir 1894 ( stencil ) on silk 61.5 x 35.4 cm |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Poster for an exhibition of Steinlen's work 1894 |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Poster for a milk product 1894 |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Tournée du Chat Noir de Rodolphe Salis 1896 cromolithograph poster 135.9 x 95.9 cm |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen The Sleeping Cat 46 x 55 cm 1898 |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Drawing of two cats 1898 |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen "Cats" poster for an exhibition of Steinlen's work 1898 |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Cat on a Chair 1900-02 oil on canvas 46.2 x 55 cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Summer: Cat on a Balustrade 1909 lithograph in four colours 62.9 x 50.3 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Winter: Cat on a Cushion 1909 49.3 x 59 cm |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Study of a Cat Resting on a Pillow 1919 conté crayon on light buff wove paper 20.5 x 26 cm Private Collection |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Cat and Her Kitten 1902 charcoal and pastel on paper 46 x 61 cm |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Study of a Cat Walking to the Right pen and ink 11 x 16 cm Private Collection |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Chat et Chatte |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Poster for drinking chocolate and tea |
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| Théophile Alexandre Steinlen Two cats |
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| Walter Osborne ( 1859 Rathmines, Eire - 1903 Rathmines, Eire ) |
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| Walter Osborne Cats and Kittens 1889 pastel |
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| John White Alexander ( 1856 Allegheny, PA - 1915 New York City ) |
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| John White Alexander The Green Dress 1890 - 99c oil on canvas 99.1 x 53.3 cm Private Collection |
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| Carl Kahler ( 1855 Austria -1906 ) |
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| Carl Kahler My Wife's Lovers 1891 oil on canvas 180 x 260 cm Private Collection |
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| Carl Kahler Family Portrait |
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| Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth ( 1891 Graz, Austria - 1978 ) |
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| Norbertine von Bresslern-Roth Angora Cat linocut print 16.5 x 22.6 cm Legion of Honour Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, CA |
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| Henri Rousseau ( 1844 Laval, France - 1910 Paris, France ) |
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| 1891c Henri Rousseau Portrait of Pierre Loti 1891c oil on canvas 62 x 52 cm Kunsthaus, Zurich |
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| Berthe Morisot Young Girl with a Cat 1892 oil on canvas 55 x 46 cm Private Collection |
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| Pierre Bonnard The White Cat 1894 oil on card 51 x 33 cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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| Pierre Bonnard Coin de table au chat noir 1897c oil on board mounted on panel 50.5 x 18.2 cm |
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| Pierre Bonnard The Checkered Blouse 1898 oil on canvas 61 x 33 cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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| Pierre Bonnard Woman with a Cat 1906 oil on canvas 78 x 77.2 cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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| Pierre Bonnard Children and a Cat 1909 oil on canvas 54.6 x 69.5 cm The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC |
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| Pierre Bonnard Woman with a Cat 1912 oil on canvas 78 x 77.2 cm Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
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| Félix Valloton ( 1865 Lausanne, Switzerland - 1898 Paris, France ) |
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| Félix Valloton Laziness 1896 woodcut 17.8 x 22.4 cm (image) |
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| Félix Valloton Naked Womenn with Cats 1897-98c oil on cardboard 41 x 52 cm Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| Paul Gauguin ( 1848 Paris - 1903 Atuona, French Polynesia ) |
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| Paul Gauguin Eiaha Ohipa ( Not Working ) 1896 oil on canvas 65 x 75 cm Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow |
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| Paul Gauguin Still LIfe with Flowers and Cats 1899 oil on canvas |
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| Louis Valtat ( 1869 Dieppe, France - 1952 Paris, France ) |
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| Louis Valtat Self-Portrait with Cat 1899 oil on canvas 55 x 53 cm Private Collection |
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| Louis Valtat Woman with a Cat on Her Knee 1900 oil on canvas 60.3 x 81.3 cm Private Collection |
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| Louis Valtat Femme au Fauteuil 1903 oil on canvas 71 x 93.8 cm Private Collection |
