THE GREAT CAT - The Cat in History, Art and Literature

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• Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821-1909, Dutch) - THE GREAT CAT | THE GREAT CAT

  Henriëtte Ronner-Knip is known for her prolific paintings of cats. Find more than 100 of Ronner-Knip's cat and kitten paintings here.

• Albert Anker (1831-1910, Swiss) - THE GREAT CAT | THE GREAT CAT

  Born in Ins, his father was a veterinarian thus giving Albert Anker an insight into, and compassion for animals. See his paintings with girls and cats here.

• Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (1852-1941, French) | THE GREAT CAT

  Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville followed in the footsteps of Henriette Ronner-Knip and other 19th century cat artists.... paintings exude a sentimental..

• Cats in 20th Century History (Cats in War-Unsinkable Sam) | THE GREAT CAT

  The black and white cat Oscar (Oskar in German), or as he later became known, Unsinkable Sam, was ship’s mascot on the German battleship, Bismarck.

• Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938, French) - THE GREAT CAT | THE GREAT CAT

  Suzanne Valadon fed caviar to her "good Catholic" cats;a friend of, Théophile Steinlen she found merit in depicting cats in art, especially her cat, Raminou

• Julius Adam II (1852-1913, German) - THE GREAT CAT | THE GREAT CAT

  Cat paintings were popular during the 19th century, and Julius Adam was able to make a satisfactory living. He liked cats and had a talent for capturing...