Cat Art History: Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso.org

Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and theatre designer. 

One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore.

He also liked cats!

Here are just a handful of many Picasso cat images for your enjoyment:

Watercolor Cat, 1955

Crazy Woman With Cats, 1901

Dora Maar au Chat, 1941

Cat Catching a Bird, 1939

Femme au chat assise dans un fauteuil, 1964

Pablo Picasso, 1954 

Disclaimer:

All images posted today were found on the interwebs, and used solely for the enjoyment of our readers.  The artwork titles and dates were also found online; some obviously already translated to English, but I did not find the original titles that could be French or Spanish.

Cat Art History: Franz Marc

Franz Marc (1880-1916) was a German printmaker and artist; he is considered to be one of the key figures of the Expressionist movement in Germany.

Expressionist artists often employed swirling, swaying, and exaggeratedly executed brushstrokes in the depiction of their subjects. 

These techniques were meant to convey the emotional state of the artist, reacting to the anxieties of the modern world.

Franz Marc painted horses, elephants, deer, cows, gazelles, foxes...and cats!

All images below are from franzmarc.org.

Cats on a Red Cloth, 1909-1910

Girl with Cat II, 1912

Three Cats, 1913

Two Cats, Blue and Yellow, 1912

Two Cats, 1909

Cats, Red and White 1912

Here are some additional websites:

http://scihi.org/franz-marc/

https://artincontext.org/franz-marc/

https://www.wikiart.org/en/franz-marc

Score!

Received early Christmas presents from my co-worker, and boy, does she know what I like!  The book, "Sorry, I Barfed On Your Bed" by Jeremy Greenberg is an adorable set of essays by kitties who are trying to live a cat life in human homes.  I also received a very cool photo frame; it says, "Love My Cat"!

AND...My very own Quint painting has arrived!  Go to Colehaus Cats to see all the neato artwork that Quint creates, plus a terrific blog by the kitties mom.  I chose Quint's painting of Spring, because it's my favorite time of the year.

I am so excited to have this cat booty!  Thank you, CD for the gifts, and to Colehaus Cats for the painting!

But wait...there's more!  I purchased a big cat pillow over the weekend, and used an old box to make a new beddy for Chuck, up on the bookcase. Actually, I thought it would suit Angel's black-and-white fur perfectly, but once Chuck found it, he claimed it as his!  That old Gateway box is a hoot; cannot believe it's been kicking around the house for all these years.  We all certainly SCORED this week, with great cat stuff all around!