Cat on a stool

This painting turns a hairless cat in a soft sweater into a poised and quietly theatrical portrait. Seated on a vivid red stool against a saturated blue ground, the figure feels both vulnerable and self-possessed. The contrast between the animal’s delicate body, oversized ears, and direct gaze gives the work an unusual emotional charge, while the simplified setting heightens its icon-like presence. Balancing tenderness with strangeness, the painting presents the cat less as a pet than as a singular personality.