The Cat Approaches
Date1974
Object PlaceUnited States, North America
MediumOil and pencil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions51 1/2 × 66 1/2 inches (130.81 × 168.91 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad H. Smith Memorial Fund and the Gertrude Kasle Gallery
Object number74.183
DescriptionInterior of a white room with three walls visible. On the back wall a four paned window with stars against a light blue sky. On the right, bare papers are nailed or taped to the wall, one of which has a red number 16. Against the left wall a bare canvas with two legs projecting from its center, each surmounted by a pair of eyes. In the center of the room an assortment of surreal objects and forms: a ladder, small apples, a pair of hands atop a container, and a purple, breasted eel-like form.On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Modern, Paintings 2
1889
1790/1800
1618/1620
1931
early 13th Century
1674/1676
1000/700 BC
c. 1615
