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Henriette Ronner artwork • painting • previously for sale Cat and her kittens in a painter's studio

Ronner-Knip H.  | Henriette Ronner-Knip, Cat and her kittens in a painter's studio, oil on panel 54.5 x 72.0 cm, gesigneerd rechtsonder and dated 1878
Ronner-Knip H.  | Henriette Ronner-Knip, Cat and her kittens in a painter's studio, oil on panel 54.5 x 72.0 cm, gesigneerd rechtsonder and dated 1878

Henriette Ronner

Cat and her kittens in a painter's studio
oil on panel 54.5 x 72.0 cm, gesigneerd rechtsonder and dated 1878

This painting was previously for sale.

Provenance: part. coll. Parijs; Simonis & Buunk Kunsthandel, Ede; part. bezit Nederland.
Literature: Pieter A. Scheen, 'Lexicon Nederlandse Beeldende Kunstenaars 1750-1880', Den Haag 1981, afb. 274; Han van der Horst, 'Spinnende poezen en speelse katjes', Schiedam 1998, afb. in kleur pag. 79; Harry J. Kraaij, 'Henriëtte Ronner-Knip 1821-1909'. Een virtuoos dierschilderes', Schiedam 1998, afb. in kleur pag. 11; Hanna Klarenbeek, 'Penseelprinsessen & broodschilderessen. Vrouwen in de beeldende kunst 1808-1913', Bussum 2012, afb. in kleur pag. 171.
Exhibited: Kunsthal Rotterdam, 'Henriëtte Ronner-Knip - Poezenportretten uit de Belle Epoque', 14 febr.-26 april 1998; 's-Heerenberg, Stichting Huis Bergh, 'De Kat in de Kunst', 26 juni-5 sept. 1999; Den Haag, De Mesdag Collectie, 'Penseelprinsessen', 30 mei-26 aug. 2012.

Henriette Ronner-Knip initially painted dogs and other animal pictures, but after 1870 mainly specialized in cats. With unerring skill she depicted the texture of fur, eyes and colouring, while often capturing the sometimes tranquil, sometimes playful or inquisitive nature of cats. Her work was hugely popular among the 19th century’s burgeoning middle classes. Thus her domestic pets were often shown playing, sleeping or crawling on or over expensive furniture and sumptuous fabrics, so fashionable at the time among the newly rich bourgeoisie. Ronner-Knip was knighted for her work in the Netherlands and Belgium alike.


Henriette Ronner | A cat and kittens playing with a birds cage, watercolour on paper, 30.0 x 55.0 cm, signed l.r.

Henriette Ronner

watercolour • drawing • for sale

A cat and kittens playing with a birds cage

Henriette Ronner | Boy with his dog in the snow, oil on canvas, 37.5 x 56.4 cm, signed l.r.

Henriette Ronner

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Henriette Ronner

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Henriette Ronner | Two friends, oil on panel, 24.3 x 31.9 cm, signed l.r.

Henriette Ronner

painting • for sale

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