Graceful, mysterious, playful, and proud, cats have captured the imagination of artists for centuries. From classical paintings to contemporary illustrations, their elegant forms and expressive personalities continue to appear on canvases, in sculptures, and across modern digital art. The Instagram page “Cats in Art” celebrates this enduring fascination by curating beautiful feline-inspired works from different eras and styles. Here are some stunning examples that show just how deeply cats have inspired artists through the generations. #1 “Woman and Cat” by Peter Harskamp Image source: art_cats.love #2 “Cat at the Window” by Antonio Guzman Capel Image source: art_cats.love #3 Artwork by Shou Xin Image source: art_cats.love #4 “Three black cats” by Carl Karhler Image source: art_cats.love #5 Tocoro Comugi Image source: art_cats.love #6 “Straight on Till Morning” by Maggie Vandewalle Image source: art_cats.love #7 “The Couple” by Inessa Morozova Image source: art_cats.love #8 “Sita And Sarita, Or Young Girl With A Cat” by Cecilia Beaux Image source: art_cats.love #9 Paintings by Alexandre-François Desportes, France Image source: art_cats.love #10 “Mother” by Sarah Fox-Davies Image source: art_cats.love #11 “Mother Cat with her Kittens” by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip Image source: art_cats.love #12 “The Bachelor’s Party” by Louis Wain, 1939 Image source: art_cats.love #13 Unknown artist, painting from XVII century Image source: art_cats.love #14 “Her Favourite Pet” by Léon Jean Basile Perrault, 1800s, France Image source: art_cats.love #15 “Sleeping Girl” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1880, The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA Image source: art_cats.love #16 “Cat and Fish” by Volodymyr Kornev, Ukraine Image source: art_cats.love #17 “Children with a Cat,” by Dirck Hals, 1631, The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA Image source: art_cats.love #18 “Ankle View with Cat” by Carol Wilson Image source: art_cats.love #19 “Charming Cat” by Léon Charles Huber Image source: art_cats.love #20 “Armed and Dangerous,” England, 15th century Image source: art_cats.love #21 Artwork by Daniel Arthur Image source: art_cats.love #22 Artwork by Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia Image source: art_cats.love #23 “Cat in a Summer Meadow by Bruno Liljefors, 1920 Image source: art_cats.love #24 “In the yard” by Olga Kvasha, Ukraine Image source: art_cats.love #25 “Cats’ Christmas Party” by Louis Wain, 1910 Image source: art_cats.love #26 Artwork by Maya Perez Image source: art_cats.love #27 “Black Cat and Tomato” by Takahashi Hiroaki, Japan, 1931 Image source: art_cats.love #28 Painting by Vanessa Stockard Image source: art_cats.love #29 “Cat king,” Germany, 15th century Image source: art_cats.love #30 “In a Roman Osteria” by Carl Bloch Image source: art_cats.love #31 “Spring is following the cat” by Volodymyr Kornev, Ukraine Image source: art_cats.love #32 “Difficult choice” by Ricky Way Image source: art_cats.love #33 “Night cat” by Dillon Samuelson Image source: art_cats.love #34 Artwork by Vicky Mount Image source: art_cats.love #35 “Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog” by Ammi Phillips, 1830, USA Image source: art_cats.love #36″Jilt” by Owen Smith, 2012 Image source: art_cats.love #37 Tocoro Comugi Image source: art_cats.love #38 “Nina with Cats” by Gabriele Munter, 1927 Image source: art_cats.love #39 “Great Cat” by Miroco Machico Image source: art_cats.love #40 Artwork by Alison Friend Image source: art_cats.love The post Cats Have Inspired Artists For Generations: 40 Stunning Examples appeared first on DeMilked.