Pierre Bonnard was a great painter of cats. But, not in an obvious way. The cats are never the focal point, if there is one single focal point in Bonnard's paintings. Of course not all Bonnard paintings have images of cats. But, hey, I'm a cat blogger! For some reason or another, I started looking for paintings of cats. There are so many. Also see here . But the Bonnard paintings captivated me, the more so the closer I looked. Apart from Bonnard's portraits of Ambroise Vollard with his cat/s, the cats are less obviously presented. But, if you look with an attuned eye, the cat is THERE, just as a cat always is. Not just "there", but often the most animated and intent being in the room. Pierre Bonnard - Ambroise Vollard with his cat (1924) Pierre Bonnard - Ambroise Vollard c. 1904-5 flickr image from Art or Idiocy? First, Ambroise Vollard the art dealer, and then on to Pierre Bonnard the painter, both important in their own ways. Ambroise Vollard has b
Bengals must be more adventurous than the average kitteh! Although I must confess I spent as much time drooling over those hardwood floors as I did enjoying the kitteh... The house has wall to wall carpet, and I lurves me some wood floors. (How appropriate that my verification word is "suffor"!)
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