Alan Marshall
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 136
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"Cats have been associated with artistic creation for many centuries, from Egyptian tomb paintings to Louis wain's anthropomorphised felines of the late 1880's. They represent an undeniably compelling subject whether appearing on stone wall, canvas or paper. This book concentrates sololey on printmaking, itself an acient art form that has seemingly found a new lease of life in contemporary hands. Captured on these pages are etchings, engraving, woodblocks, linocuts, silkscreen, collagraphs and lithography. All feature cats as dominant or significant subject. Many are whitty, whimsical; some bold others subtle. Buyers of this book will probably art lovers, inevitably cat lovers, or more likely both"-- Publishers description.