From my continuing weekly Sunday series of cats in
art. I'm using some ideas from the coffee table book, The Cat in Art,
by Stefano Zuffi.
This is my fourth post on Franz Marc (1880-1916), a key German painter whose life tragically ended early on the Western Front in 1916. This will be a multi-week series (I am still uncovering his cat works).
This is my fourth post on Franz Marc (1880-1916), a key German painter whose life tragically ended early on the Western Front in 1916. This will be a multi-week series (I am still uncovering his cat works).
Image credit The
Atheneum, here. Cats, Franz Marc, 1910, oil
on canvas, 20" x 24", held in a private collection.
Again, a pair of pussycats, both of which appear simultaneously relaxed yet also watchful. The grey and white kitty in the front doesn't quite have its head down for the full nap. And the orange and white in the rear has its eyes open the barest of cracks, waiting for some human interaction, perhaps when the person needs to retrieve the shirt being laid upon.
After all, no self-respecting cat can pass up a garment laying on the floor or bed.
As with the previous works in this series, Marc demonstrates again his complete mastery of cat attitude, posture, and body langauge.
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