Cats in Art


Birding
Jamie Wyeth

Cat Catching a Bird
Pablo Picasso

Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga
Francisco Goya

The Favorite Cat

Barbershop with Monkeys and Cats
Abraham Teniers

Sita and Sarita
Cecilia Beaux

Julie Manet with Cat
Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Le Chat Aux Poissons Rouges
Henri Matisse

Simpatía (La Rabia del Gato)
Source: Christie’s
Winter, Cat on a Cushion
Source: Museum of Modern Art


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Le Chat Aux Poissons Rouges by Henri Matisse (Interpretation and Analysis)

Image
Le Chat Aux Poissons Rouges Source: Pinterest French artist Henri Matisse is rather famous for his paintings of goldfish. In fact, one of his most famous paintings, entitled Goldfish , depicts several of the aforementioned fish swimming in a bowl. Matisse is one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century. His work is closely associated with the Fauvist movement and is generally characterized by great energy and rich, intense colors. Based on my research , Matisse began painting goldfish after he traveled to North Africa. In Morocco, Matisse observed locals watching goldfish swim in their bowls as they sunk into a meditative state. The fish subsequently became a symbol for this sense of tranquility, coming to represent an idyllic version of the world only accessible through joyous day-dreams. These calming fish are prominent in this painting, which is entitled Le Chat Aux Poissons Rouges (which translates to The Cat With Red Fishes ). However, the serene energy of the f...
Read more

Five Puerto Rican Artists You Should Know

Image
The island of Puerto Rico has a long and vibrant artistic tradition. Western, Indigenous, and African cultures have all left their mark on Puerto Rican art, creating a colorful and unique visual legacy. While Puerto Rican artists have demonstrated their excellence throughout the years— from the creators of the captivating Taino petroglyphs to the sophisticated and subtle works of the Modernist painters—Puerto Rican art has received little attention from art historians and the wider art world. Here are five underappreciated Puerto Rican artists that you should know: 1. José Campeche José Campeche is often known as the first Puerto Rican painter in the Western history of fine arts. He was primarily known for his religious paintings and his portraits of elite Puerto Ricans, and today his work is recognized as some of the finest examples of Rococo art produced in the Americas. Campeche’s personal story is also inspiring. The son of a slave who had purchased his own freedom, Campech...
Read more

The Swan Series by Hilma af Klint

Image
The Swan, No. 1 Source: Guggenheim Museum I have to admit that understanding and interpreting the work of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint is above my paygrade. Her work is esoteric—to put it simply—and contains a complex set of symbols and codes that can be explained only after careful study of her work and writings. Although af Klint began her artistic career painting traditional, figurative scenes such as landscapes, in the early twentieth century she adopted a totally new artistic style as a result of her recent experiences with Spiritualism. af Klint began attending seances as a teenager, and, as she grew older, af Klint became a member of a group of women interested in Spiritualism called The Five. These women attended seances regularly and made regular contact with six different spirits. These spirits gave them messages and instructions, including a commission to create a temple filled with paintings. The purpose of the temple is rather unclear to me; however, the instruc...
Read more