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


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