The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Cat
c. 1920–30
Overall: 25.4 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm (10 x 9 x 2 in.)
Educational Purchase Fund 1931.12
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
This playful cat taunts the viewer for attention.Description
Abstracted stuffed animals in proud poses originated with avant-garde Viennese designer Dagobert Peche, whose quirky sense of form and decoration ushered in a new era of whimsy and color in modern design in the 1920s. Peche was a powerful force among young artisans eager to establish a new vocabulary of design. These works reflect his modern fascination with geometry and contrasting color, though they were likely made by one of his students at the Wiener Werkstätte.- 1931Theresa Steyer, Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art1931-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Stories from Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1931.12