Girl with a Cat is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the Welsh artist Gwen John, from c. 1918–1922. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.
Early history and creation The work was painted before autumn 1921, likely during the late 1910s to early 1920s.
Description 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.
Exhibition history +DatesGalleryCityShowSep 12 – Nov 3, 1985Barbican Art GalleryLondonGwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28 (as "Girl with Cat")Nov 28 – Jan 26, 1985–86Manchester City Art GalleryManchesterGwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28Feb 26 – April 20, 1986Yale Center for British ArtNew HavenGwen John: An Interior Life, no. 28
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