Friday, June 8, 2012

"still life, quick heart:" cats

"Still Life, Quick Heart" is an exciting tumblr, showcasing all manner of art.  The cats depicted below originate from artists whose styles and periods (from the 17th- through the 21st-centuries) are as varied as their countries of origin.  Enjoy!

Opussyquinusqe,   the   Cat          c .   1932             Duncan     GRANT





Le   Chat             c .   1920              Raoul    DUFY  





Interior   with   Cats          1957          Henry   Wanton   JONES 





Figaro                 1945              Francis    CHAPIN  





Two   Cats   on   the   Farm           1960          Joseph   MADER 
 (1905-)   German        tempera  on  chalk/pencil  drawing  on  paper












Portrait   of   a   Black   Cat         20th c.        Dorothy   Lake   GREGORY
(1893-1970)   American          oil on canvas







The    Large    Cat                1657               Cornelis   VISSHER
(1629-1658)     Dutch             engraving            The   British   Museum







Cat   and   Kitten              1838          Henriette  RONNER - KNIP





Mary    Steals    By            2010            David   KONIGSBERG





  
Cat  with  Dead  Game  and  Fruit  on  a  Table           17th  c.           Jan  FYT





 Blue   Cat              21st  c.            Richard    BAWDEN 
British           linocut / edition  of  85







Siamese   Cat   on   Chair        1920        Louis   VALTAT
(1869 - 1952)     French          oil   on   canvas 






Six   Studies   of   a   Cat         1763 - 1770         Thomas  GAINSBOROUGH 
(1727 - 1788)   English           Rijksmuseum,    Amsterdam

ALL   IMAGES   FROM   "Still   Life,   Quick   Heart"

R E L A T E D     P O S T S  :

still  life,  quick  heart :   cats !






still life, quick heart :  cats + dogs


Collecting    Photos

Stars   and   Stripes   Forever

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