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Porträt der Mademoiselle Julie Manet mit Katze

by Michael Porträt der Mademoiselle Julie Manet mit Katze This is a portrait of Julie Manet with a cat. It is by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the celebrated French artist who was a leading light...

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Portrait of Cleophea Holzhalb

Portrait of Cleophea Holzhalb by Michael Portrait of Cleophea Holzhalb Portrait of Cleophea Holzhalb is dated 1538. This is an early date to see a painting with a domestic cat featured so prominently....

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Portrait de Jeune Femme Tenant un Chat

Portrait de Jeune Femme Tenant un Chat by Michael The translation is a portrait of a young woman holding a cat. I guess most visitors would deduce that! Bacchiacca Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons...

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Cats in Paintings

Cats in paintings are pictures of cats and that is why they are on this website. There are some very interesting uses of the domestic cat, and of the wild cat in paintings, by well known and lesser...

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Pictures of Cats with a Message

Here are some very interesting and superbly executed pictures of cats (and some other stuff!), by Polish artist Pawel Kuczynski, which convey a message . They are published here with his permission....

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Why Do Artists Love Cats?

In my view, the reason why artists love cats is because cats are self-contained. They are a very reliable companion to a person who needs to focus intensely on his art, and who may be selfish and...

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Why there are hundreds of cats off the ground in a Denver alley?

This is another arresting cat picture. It certainly caught my eye. It looks cool and plausible – just. However it’s art and they are not real. Artist Kelly Monico installed the cats between 14th and...

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These fluffy cats are some of the most intricate drawings you’ll ever see

This is the art of Kamwei Fong. He is a smart guy and he lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Below I have embedded two images and two videos from his Instagram account.

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Benedict Cumberbatch to star in a cat movie!

Benedict Cumberbatch is playing the lead role in a film about Louis Wain, the eponymous and cat-loving English artist who is famous for his drawings of anthropomorphized cats and kittens. Mr...

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Did Vincent van Gogh have a cat?

Today is a good day to ask whether Vincent van Gogh had a cat because on this day in 1890, Vincent van Gogh shot himself once in the chest. He was aged 37 and it took him two days to … Continue reading →

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Barbara Hepworth loved cats

I have been bold enough to say that Barbara Hepworth loved cats. If you’re not completely sure, Barbara Hepworth was an English sculptor. She was celebrated and renowned. She was a Dame of the British...

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Chartreux cat of 1747

Chartreux cat of 1747 by Michael Portrait of Magdaleine Pinceloup de la Grange, née de Parseval In this painting of 1747 by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Portrait of Magdaleine Pinceloup de la Grange, née...

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