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A cat depicted in a pattern of rectangular strokes of bright color, against a bright blue and black background.
Sad Cat
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Sad Cat

Artist Karel Appel (Dutch, 1921 - 2006)
Date1978
MediumLithograph in color on paper
DimensionsSheet: 24 3/4 × 32 1/4 in. (62.9 × 81.9 cm)
Image: 22 1/4 × 30 in. (56.5 × 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Paul W. Richelson, in honor of Rebecca Nagy
Object number2018.54.3
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Visual DescriptionA cat depicted in a pattern of rectangular strokes of bright color, against a bright blue and black background.


A cat depicted in a pattern of rectangular strokes of bright color, against a bright blue background.
Karel Appel
1978
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Karel Appel
1978
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Karel Appel
1978
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Karel Appel
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Karel Appel
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Karel Appel
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Lee R. Chesney II
1990
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Adja Yunkers
1975
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