Two Children with a Cat

Judith Leyster (signed by artist), c. 1630

What fun! The boy in colourful attire abruptly snatches a treat from under the cat’s nose. At the same time, he keeps the animal away from the grabbing hands of the other child. The cat seems afraid of the little boy and might lash out unexpectedly. And then, it would become a mix of laughter and tears. Judith Leyster’s loose painting style contributes to the vivacity.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-C-1846
Dimensionsheight 61 cm x width 52 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

Identification

Title(s)
Two Children with a Cat
Object type
Object number
SK-C-1846
Description
Twee jonge kinderen in kleurige vastenavondkleding die een jonge kat plagen.
Catalogue reference
- F.F. Hofrichter, Judith Leyster: a woman painter in Holland's Golden Age, Doornspijk 1989, pp. 24, 27, 44-45, no. 13 (Leyster)
- J.A. Welu and P. Biesboer (eds.), Judith Leyster: schilderes in een mannenwereld, exh. cat Haarlem (Frans Hals Museum)/Worcester (Worcester Art Museum) 1993, pp. 136-41, no. 3 (Leyster)
- C. Grimm, Frans Hals: het gehele oeuvre, Amsterdam 1990, p. 244, fig. 272 (Leyster)
- M.F. Durantini, The child in seventeenth-century Dutch painting, diss., University of California, Berkeley 1979; Ann Arbor 1983, pp. 298, 413, note 244 (Leyster)
- C. Grimm, Frans Hals: Entwicklung - Werkanalyse - Gesamtkatalog, Berlin 1972, no. A13 (after Hals)
- C. Grimm, L' opera completa di Frans Hals, Milan 1974, no. 68a (after Hals)
- K. Braun, Alle tot nu toe bekende schilderijen van Frans Hals, Rotterdam 1976, pp. 94-94, no. 68 (as Leyster according to Slive)

Creation

Creation
painter: Judith Leyster (signed by artist), Netherlands
Dating
c. 1630
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op doek
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 61 cm x width 52 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from a private collection
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- F.F. Hofrichter, Judith Leyster: a woman painter in Holland's Golden Age, Doornspijk 1989, pp. 24, 27, 44-45, no. 13 (Leyster)
- J.A. Welu and P. Biesboer (eds.), Judith Leyster: schilderes in een mannenwereld, exh. cat Haarlem (Frans Hals Museum)/Worcester (Worcester Art Museum) 1993, pp. 136-41, no. 3 (Leyster)
- C. Grimm, Frans Hals: het gehele oeuvre, Amsterdam 1990, p. 244, fig. 272 (Leyster)
- M.F. Durantini, The child in seventeenth-century Dutch painting, diss., University of California, Berkeley 1979; Ann Arbor 1983, pp. 298, 413, note 244 (Leyster)
- C. Grimm, Frans Hals: Entwicklung - Werkanalyse - Gesamtkatalog, Berlin 1972, no. A13 (after Hals)
- C. Grimm, L' opera completa di Frans Hals, Milan 1974, no. 68a (after Hals)
- K. Braun, Alle tot nu toe bekende schilderijen van Frans Hals, Rotterdam 1976, pp. 94-94, no. 68 (as Leyster according to Slive)

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200851329