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The Cat
A charming gift book, celebrating the cats in Tate's collection
Following Tate’s publication Love , this new selection of works showcases the most endearing, quirky, and amusing depictions of cats drawn from Tate’s collection. Divided into key themes—“Snap Cat,” “Cats on Laps,” “Fierce Felines,” “Scratchy Sketches,” “Painterly Paws,” and “Prints and Pawings”—this little book considers how cats have been revered in culture and have influenced artists over the centuries. Works of art—including paintings, drawings, sculptures, illustrations, and installations—are introduced by a brief introduction text adding background detail or additional information about the art, artists, and their subjects. Featured artists Prunella Clough, John Craxton, Sunil Gupta, Édouard Manet, Bernard Leach, David Hockney, William Blake, Andy Warhol, and Alex Katz. Sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary, often touching and occasionally telling, placed together these beautiful images create a fascinating and enlightening journey through the visual portrayal of cats in Western art.
Following Tate’s publication Love , this new selection of works showcases the most endearing, quirky, and amusing depictions of cats drawn from Tate’s collection. Divided into key themes—“Snap Cat,” “Cats on Laps,” “Fierce Felines,” “Scratchy Sketches,” “Painterly Paws,” and “Prints and Pawings”—this little book considers how cats have been revered in culture and have influenced artists over the centuries. Works of art—including paintings, drawings, sculptures, illustrations, and installations—are introduced by a brief introduction text adding background detail or additional information about the art, artists, and their subjects. Featured artists Prunella Clough, John Craxton, Sunil Gupta, Édouard Manet, Bernard Leach, David Hockney, William Blake, Andy Warhol, and Alex Katz. Sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary, often touching and occasionally telling, placed together these beautiful images create a fascinating and enlightening journey through the visual portrayal of cats in Western art.
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96 pages, Hardcover
Published May 18, 2021
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February 12, 2023
Quien tiene gatos, tiene obras de arte. Y este es un libro precioso para sentarse un par de horas y comprobar cómo este sentimiento ha estado siempre presente, sobre todo en las mentes de muchos artistas.
De todas las obras incluidas, mi favorita es “A cat”, de Gwen John (1904).
De todas las obras incluidas, mi favorita es “A cat”, de Gwen John (1904).
August 9, 2023
I picked up this book to skim through at the gift shop of an art museum while waiting for my family. Luckily, I did end up having enough time to read the brief collection, which was essentially like reason ~40 artwork captions like that found at a museum. I’m not a visual art person, but I love cats, and the book was somewhat like a fun-fact book of cats, and was quite the enjoyable read.
May 26, 2025
A super interesting book where I learned about amazing artists I had never heard of, beautiful art and with very precise and good information. quite enjoyed it.
February 7, 2023
As a pet sitter is this… research? A v cute little Tate publication kindly gifted to me from fellow pet sitter and fellow cat lover/BFF. A sweet compendium of cats in art (two of the best things) through photography, paintings, sketchbooks and more including one of my favourite pieces of art at the Tate: Lucien Freud’s ‘Girl with a kitten’ which, frankly, to look at is like looking in a mirror.
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