Girl with a Cat
| Girl with a Cat | |
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| Artist | Gwen John  |
| Year | 1918–1922 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 33.7 cm (13.3 in) × 26.7 cm (10.5 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Accession No. | 1976.201.25 |
| Identifiers | The Met object ID: 481489 |
Girl with a Cat is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the Welsh artist Gwen John, from c. 1918–1922. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.[1]
Early history and creation
[edit]The work was painted before autumn 1921, likely during the late 1910s to early 1920s.[2]
Description
[edit]The work depicts a seated girl holding a black house cat with a window behind her. The figure wears a blue apron with white polka dots.[3]
Exhibition history
[edit]| Dates | Gallery | City | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 – Nov 3, 1985 | Barbican Art Gallery | London | Gwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28 (as "Girl with Cat")[4] |
| Nov 28 – Jan 26, 1985–86 | Manchester City Art Gallery | Manchester | Gwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28[4] |
| Feb 26 – April 20, 1986 | Yale Center for British Art | New Haven | Gwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Girl with a Cat". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ Langdale, Cecily (1987). Gwen John: With a Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings and a Selection of the Drawings.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "How Painter Gwen John Started The "Single Women And Cats" Stereotype". bust.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Girl with a Cat,1918–22". www.metmuseum.org.
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