1894
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Kittens collect game for the White Cat's supper is a 1894 watercolor by Beatrix Potter, a Impressionism work, depicting Hunting, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolour by Beatrix Potter shows kittens hunting for food. It’s based on a fairy tale by the Countess d’Aulnoy. Potter often drew animals to amuse kids and practice her art. Before Peter Rabbit, she illustrated classic stories this way. She focused on how animals really look and move. Her work mixes soft Impressionist colors with clear Realist shapes. Look up the artist Beatrix Potter next.
The illustration depicts two tabby kittens in a snowy landscape, one dressed in a green coat and carrying a game bag, aiming a gun at birds. It is one of four sheets Potter created for her interpretation of the fairy tale *The White Cat* by the Countess d’Aulnoy. The drawings were likely made during her 1894 visit to Camfield Place in Hertfordshire, her grandparents’ estate. The work was later acquired by the V&A as part of the Linder Bequest.
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Helen Beatrix Heelis (née Potter; 28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943), usually known as Beatrix Potter ( BEE-ə-triks), was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist.
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