Carroll Cloar

Cat Sanctuary
1961

A painting depicting a person in a dark coat standing in a field of purple and blue hues, surrounded by multiple cats in various poses. The sky above is pale, and the entire scene has a textured, almost impressionistic quality.

A painting depicting a person in a dark coat standing in a field of purple and blue hues, surrounded by multiple cats in various poses. The sky above is pale, and the entire scene has a textured, almost impressionistic quality.

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Date
1961

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Tempera on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 23 1/16 × 31 3/4 × 1in. (58.6 × 80.6 × 2.5 cm)

Accession number
62.37

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Neuberger

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Carroll Cloar
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