Self Portrait with a Cat

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Title

Self Portrait with a Cat

Subject

person; portrait; sitting; painting; cat; windows; town; green; brown; black; white

Description

Portrait of a person sitting at an easel, painting and holding a cat in their lap with one arm. The person looks at the viewer, but is sitting facing the right side of the composition. They wear an all-white outfit, and behind them, a town can be seen through the windows.

Creator

Lotte Laserstein (1898-1993)

Born: November 28, 1898 (Preussisch Holland, East Prussia, German Empire, now Pasłęk, Poland)
Died: January 21, 1993 (age 94 years) (Kalmar, Sweden)

Source

11968, Visual Resources Library, EL

Date

1928

Rights

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Relation

German Expressionist Collection, Leicester Museums and Galleries

Format

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on plywood panel
Measurements: 24 x 20 1/10 in.

Type

20th century