Sujet

Woman with a Cat, 1878. Creator: Max Liebermann.

Légende

Woman with a Cat, 1878. Additional Info: In a quiet and contemplative moment, an elderly woman sits in a chair, holding a black cat. Against the light-filled and rather sparse setting, the bright stripes of her skirt and striking black of the cat’s fur draw our eyes to this focal point of the composition. The woman’s pose, with head bowed to the side and hands gently embracing the cat, seems to reflect an emotional bond between the two. Her body language recalls traditional European images of motherhood and even Christian depictions of Mary with her infant son Jesus.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_318

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,5Mo (3,3Mo) / 32,5cm x 42,0cm / 3841 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Germany animal female women woman people interior animals cat cats historical sitting German arts painting country figure figures stripes art feline color stripe striped scene chair depiction location century inside artwork furniture concept seated impressionist sitting on lap old woman felines oil Painting Colour Realism 19th century elderly woman Indoors Realist impressionism 1870s nineteenth century culture history historic 1878 artistic movement Oil on canvas artistic style Lieberman Max Max Liebermann Liebermann Max art movement Painting Heritage Art 19th-century oil paint (paint) Canvas (Textile Material)