Poster for the Company of the Black Cat (Prochainement la très illustre Compagnie du Chat Noir), 1896
One of the most recognisable images of a cat in art history, this poster was commissioned by the popular late-19th-century Parisian cabaret club The Black Cat. Owner Rodolphe Salis chose the black cat as his club’s emblem because of its associations with seduction, independence and nocturnal mischief. The poster’s designer, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, was a successful commercial illustrator – and also a cat lover, who frequently drew his own cats.
Illustration: Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen/National Gallery of Victoria
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