Girl with Cat
Kate Greenaway
1883
Medium
Graphite and brush and gray wash, with watercolor, on cream wood-pulp laminate board
Dimensions
10.3 × 8.5 cm (4 1/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
66554
About the Artist
Kate Greenaway · 1846–1901
Kate Greenaway (1846–1901) was a British artist and writer who became one of the most beloved children's book illustrators of the Victorian era and a significant influence on children's fashion and popular culture. Born Catherine Greenaway in Hoxton, London, she studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Female School of Art, and began her career designing greeting cards and magazine il...