It was a week for cats (which, being a childless cat lady, seems only fitting) and this is the drawing that kicked it off. About as good an embodiment of a snuggle as can be I'd say, and with the implied presence of a third party, too, represented in the portrait miniature of a woman tucked under the paw of front facing cat. (I would guess a portrait of the woman drawing the picture, who wanted to nestle herself into it--and there's a nice loop formed as the cat looks straight out at her while also holding her under foot.) Really quite a charmer of a drawing, charcoal and graphite on light card-weight paper, late 19th/early 20th c. I believe.
Paper size: 18" x 13". Image: 14 1/8" x 9". Overall good condition, with some charcoal smudging and stains to the margins, which a mat would cover.
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