This is a painting of a seated cat facing the right. Its fur is depicted in reddish-brown tones, with white areas around the neck and chest. Its eyes are closed, and its front legs are straight, with its paws placed together. The lines outlining the cat are loose and fluid, capturing the cat's form with minimal detail. The background is yellow paper.
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Cat with a White Front

Gwen John (British, 1876 - 1939)

1910/1915

Medium
gouache, watercolor, and graphite on tan laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 21.9 × 17.4 cm (8 5/8 × 6 7/8 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Mimi and Sanford Feld
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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