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If you think cats only took over the internet recently, think again. Long before memes and viral videos, felines were already making their mark on canvases, sculptures, and manuscripts across centuries. From ancient depictions to classical masterpieces and modern interpretations, artists have long been fascinated by their mystery, elegance, and undeniable charm.
The Instagram page 'Cats in Art' celebrates this timeless obsession by curating artworks from different eras, all featuring our favorite four-legged muses. We’ve gathered some standout pieces from the page for you to enjoy, so scroll down and take a journey through history.
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#1
"Woman and Cat" by Peter Harskamp
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#7
"Sita And Sarita, Or Young Girl With A Cat" by Cecilia Beaux
#9
Paintings by Alexandre-François Desportes, France
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 1 week ago
I know! I am thrilled that people love to eat oysters, but to me they are absolute no-no's.
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#11
"The Bachelor’s Party" by Louis Wain, 1939
#12
"Mother Cat with her Kittens” by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 1 week ago
This just reminds how much I love kittens, but at the same time you have to watch them constantly or the entire house gets wrecked or a kitty gets caught somewhere.
#15
"Sleeping Girl" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880, The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA
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#21
"Armed and Dangerous," England, 15th century
#23
"Night cat" by Dillon Samuelson
#24
Painting by Vanessa Stockard
#29
Artwork by Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia
#30
“Spring is following the cat” by Volodymyr Kornev, Ukraine
#31
Artwork by Alison Friend
#33
"Great Cat" by Miroco Machico
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 1 week ago
She looks like she is irritated that you invaded her feeding time.
#35
"Cats' Christmas Party" by Louis Wain, 1910
Frances Pitchoune 1 week ago
I love Louis Wain's cat drawings, especially the Christmas ones! It's a shame he did advertisements against the suffragettes. And his fate was tragic: he ended up schizophrenic in an asylum. He continued to paint, but his cats had become psychedelic before their time!
#36
"Difficult choice" by Ricky Way
#38
"The Sleeping Girl" by Jean Leon Basile Perrault, 1890, France
#39
"Jilt" by Owen Smith, 2012
#40
"In a Roman Osteria" by Carl Bloch
Richard Smith 1 week ago
When you try to take a quick painting of cute girls but the boyfriend notices...
#41
Artwork by Vicky Mount
#49
Artwork by Vicky Mount
#52
"The White Cat" by Pierre Bonnard, 1984, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France
#54
La Baronne Émile D'Erlanger, ROMAINE BROOKS, 1924
#56
Artwork by Franz Mark, 1910
#58
"Cat in Front of the Fire" by Stephen Darbishire
#59
#62
Artwork by Michael Sowa
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 1 week ago
That is not a cat lighting a cigarette for a dog, is it? Do my eyes deceive me?
#67
"Children with a Cat," by Dirck Hals, 1631, The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA
#72
"Cats" by Frank Mark, 1909
#73
"The Cat Card Players" by Paul Cézanne
David Paterson 1 week ago (edited)
Fake. I know this Cezanne painting and there's no cat in it.
#74
“The Tabby Toboggan Club” by Louis William Wain, 1898
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 1 week ago
Again, Louis Wain is the best when it comes to paintings and sketches of cats.
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Artwork by Peter Klucik
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Pernille 1 week ago
This was a lovely list. There were so many paintings that I wanted. Would turning one room into a cat art gallery give me away as a strange cat lady?
Did I say that out loud? 1 week ago
Is being a strange/crazy cat lady really such a bad thing?
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Multa: I think you’d like the cats by Frans Toikkanen?!
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Pernille 1 week ago
This was a lovely list. There were so many paintings that I wanted. Would turning one room into a cat art gallery give me away as a strange cat lady?
Did I say that out loud? 1 week ago
Is being a strange/crazy cat lady really such a bad thing?
Load More Replies... Whiskers 1 week ago
Multa: I think you’d like the cats by Frans Toikkanen?!
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