| Girl with a Cat | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Gwen John  |
| Year | 1918–1922 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 33.7 cm (13.3 in) × 26.7 cm (10.5 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Accession No. | 1976.201.25 |
| Identifiers | The Met object ID: 481489 |
Girl with a Cat is a portrait painting by Gwen John in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1]
The work depicts a seated girl holding a black house cat with a window behind her. The figure wears a blue apron with white polka dots. [2]
The work was painted before autumn 1921, likely during the late 1910s to early 1920s. [3]
| Dates | Gallery | City | Show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 – Nov 3, 1985 | Barbican Art Gallery | London | Gwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28 (as "Girl with Cat") [4] |
| Nov 28 – Jan 26, 1985–86 | Manchester City Art Gallery | Manchester | Gwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28 [4] |
| Feb 26 – April 20, 1986 | Yale Center for British Art | New Haven | Gwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28 [4] |
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