Love Cats? See These Paintings
8 charming, weird and nightmarish cat paintings
I’ll be honest, I don’t like cats. I don’t hate them either. For me, they are in the sweet spot of emotional dissonance.
Before you start judging me, I have my reasons. Hear me out.
I once had a nightmare that a cat had scratched my face. For some reason, this was a recurring dream in my adulthood.
If you belong to the majority, you probably adore them.
Ancient Egyptians viewed felines as sacred, placed them alongside their gods and goddesses. Cats were found in carvings, paintings and most notably on tomb engravings. They were even mummified like humans.
Cats are also the “unofficial mascot of the Internet” (and Medium too).
Let’s deep-dive into 8 cat paintings and admire their different faces illustrated by artists throughout art history — charming, weird, devilish, playful, and nightmarish.
1. The Bachelor’s Party by Louis Wain (1939)
A playful living room portraiture. Isn’t it?
