Ann Murdock with Buzzer by Genthe

Arnold Genthe (1862-1949) ~ Ann Murdock with Buzzer IV, 1914. Autochrome | src Library of Congress
Detail from Ann Murdock with Buzzer the cat, 1914. Autochrome by Arnold Genthe

Cahun · selfportraits with cat

selfportrait with cat, lucy schwob, marcel moore
Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore :: Lucie and kid, Nantes, vers 1926. Tirage argentique. | src Christie's
Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore :: Lucie and Kid, Nantes, vers 1926. Tirage argentique. | src Christie’s, also MAM

“Lucy and Kid”. Nantes, ca.1926. Original silver print. This piece seems to close the series of “self-portraits with a glass globe” (1926), which initiates complex manipulations, technical processes that Claude Cahun (along with Marcel Moore) will later use for photomontages (1929-1939). Note the disturbing position of the suspended cat, held above the void against a background reminiscent of the decor of an expressionist film.

Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore :: Autoportrait au Chat, ca. 1927. Tirage argentique sépia. | src Musée d'art de Nantes
Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore :: Autoportrait au Chat, ca. 1927. Tirage argentique sépia. | src Musée d’art de Nantes

Claude Cahun Cat 1925-1940

Claude Cahun (Lucy Schwob) :: Chat à la vasque, 1925 - 1930. Vintage silver print on Velox paper. | src Sotheby's
Claude Cahun (Lucy Schwob) :: Chat à la vasque, 1925 – 1930. Vintage silver print on Velox paper. | src Sotheby’s
Claude Cahun (Lucy Schwob) :: Chat à la cloche, 1925 - 1930. Vintage silver print on Velox paper. | src Sotheby's
Claude Cahun (Lucy Schwob) :: Chat à la cloche, 1925 – 1930. Vintage silver print on Velox paper. | src Sotheby’s
Claude Cahun (Lucy Schwob) :: La chambre du chat. Gelatin silver print signed, titled, and dated 1940 in ink on the reverse. | src Sotheby's
Claude Cahun (Lucy Schwob) :: La chambre du chat. Gelatin silver print signed, titled, and dated 1940 in ink on the reverse. | src Sotheby’s

Lady with kitten, Jugend, 1898

Adolf Münzer (München). Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben, Mai 1898, III Jahrgang, Nr 20.
Adolf Münzer (München). Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben, Mai 1898, III Jahrgang, Nr 20.
Adolf Münzer (München). Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben, 1898, Nr 20. (detail)
Adolf Münzer (München). Jugend: Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben, 1898, Nr 20. (detail)