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- Collection: Black Cats in 2D Art
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The Black Cat, for Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tales of Mystery and the Imagination,” Chicago, 1895-96
An illustration of the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Black Cat". It is the story of a violent alcoholic who tortures and kills his cat Pluto. Later on, the author is driven mad by visions of a cat that looks similar to Pluto, which haunts him.
"Le chat" or The Cat at the Window
Painting of an elderly man sitting up on his bed and looking at a black cat on his windowsill.
Une Inondation (A Flood)
Oil on canvas painting of a child in a cradle floating in a river. On the edge of the cradle is a black kitten.
Kuroki Neko (Black Cat)
A black cat sits on the branch of an oak tree, surrounded by branches and leaves.
An Old Woman With Cat
Painting of an elderly woman sits in a chair, holding a black cat.
About Paris by Richard Harding Davis, Illustrated by Edward Penfield, Harper & Brothers Publishers
The poster for the book About Paris shows two black cats and a red windmill.
Old Vintage Halloween Postcard
Old vintage Halloween postcard witch on broomstick black cats and bat
The Black Cat, July, 1897
A magazine cover of a black cat dancing upon the sunflowers
Sarah Allibone Leavitt
The portrait depicts Cecilia Beaux's cousin, Sarah Allibone Leavitt. The white of the woman's dress contrasts with the black cat that she pets on her shoulder. The young woman gazes away from the audience, assuredly.
La Sorcière au chat noir/Witch with a Black Cat
A woman with a crooked nose rests her head and against her hand and appears deep in thought or sleep while a black cat, possibly her pet, looks up at her protectively as a black crow lands on her shoulder.