Helen Siegl
American, born Austria, 1924 - 2009The Cat, 1961
Not on view
Woodcut on paper (book format)
Dimensions12 1/16 × 9 in. (30.6 × 22.9 cm)
Image: 3 7/8 × 5 1/4 in. (9.8 × 13.3 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Davis, 1978.20.6
This print is from a portfolio of nine woodcuts by Helen Siegl called A Little Bestiary. In addition to the cat you see here other animals include a camel, crocodile, dragon, elephant, lion, nereides (mermaid), and rhinoceros. Made popular during the middle ages, a bestiary is an illustrated book that describes various animals, real and mythical.
