Category: animal, fauna, pets, wildlife, animals

Twins & cat · Finland · 1920s

Ahti Rytkönen ~ Twin girls Tyyne and Aili and their cat Matti on the edge of a bed in a chimneyless cabin located in Jokilahti, Pielavesi, Finland, 1920s | src museovirasto
Ahti Rytkönen ~ Twin girls Tyyne and Aili and their cat Matti on the edge of a bed in a chimneyless cabin located in Jokilahti, Pielavesi, Finland, 1920s | src museovirasto
Detail from: Twin girls Tyyne and Aili and their cat Matti, 1920s | src museovirasto

Vivian Maier · on cats

Vivian Maier (1926-2009) ~ Cats in Window, ca. 1955. Gelatin silver print | src “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”
Vivian Maier (1926-2009) ~ Animal Encounters, circa 1950s | src Heritage auctions: “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”
Vivian Maier (1926-2009) ~ Shop Cat, 1950s | src Heritage auctions: “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”
Detail from Cats in Window (circa 1955) by Vivian Maier | src Heritage auctions: “Vivian Maier: A Singular Vision”

Cat and Butterfly by Min Zhen

Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788) ~ Cat and Butterfly, ca. 1788 (ink on paper). From Album of Miscellaneous Subjects | src Cleveland museum of art

Min Zhen painted this album for his friend Dailili Shanren in exchange for a scholar’s stone.

Cat and butterfly [ 貓和蝴蝶 ] are homophones for the characters “mao die” 耄耋 (octogenarian), so this painting expresses hope that the artist’s friend will live a long life.

Cat portraits by Edward Weston

Edward H. Weston ~ Johnny [tortoise-shell cat on driftwood, plywood backdrop], 1944 or 1945 | src Sotheby’s & CCP
Edward H. Weston ~ Franky [cat in basket, right paw dangling downward], 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Franky (?) [tabby cat lying in basket], 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Franky [tabby cat lying on rough dark surface] 1945 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Mary [kitten on clock], 1945 | src CCP ~ University of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Marco Polo [cat on stool], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Jasmine and Marco Polo [two cats on driftwood], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Hank [tabby cat perched with front feet on edge of wheelbarrow, looking upward], 1945 | src CCP
Edward H. Weston ~ Jo-Jo and picture frame [cat in picture frame below large-leafed shrub, smaller foliage below], 1945 | src CCP

The family of cats by Edward Weston

Edward H. Weston ~ Cats on Boxes [with Mexican fish gourd, ceramic cat and piggy bank], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats on Boxes [with Mexican painted plate], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ The Big Family [kittens in basket], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats [four kittens looking in through window, cat stretching below inside box], 1944 | src CCP
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats [Jasmine, Keddsy, and kitten], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona
Edward H. Weston ~ Cats [cats on woodbox], 1944 | src CCP ~ Univ. of Arizona