Art, literature & history
Die Katze des Propheten (The Cat of the Prophet)
1919
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- drypoint in black on wove paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 13.6 x 9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.) sheet: 22.2 x 15 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1991.243.4
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Lovis Corinth. Die Katze des Propheten (The Cat of the Prophet). National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Die Katze des Propheten (The Cat of the Prophet) — Lovis Corinth. 1919.
Medium: drypoint in black on wove paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 13.6 x 9 cm (5 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.) sheet: 22.2 x 15 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1991.243.4. Gift of the Marcy Family in memory of Sigbert H. Marcy.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.