Cubist period

Mickey

Kees van Willigen · 1915–1990

Date

1958

Medium

Oil painting

Size

50 x 40 cm

As with human subjects, Kees van Willigen did not seek to paint the animal’s flesh, but what animates it. Mickey, the artist’s cat, is shown in a light style with Japanese influences. The cat’s attitude suggests that of a fish thief.