$67.84
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
17 February 2026
Summary
A collection of more than 200 stunning images, Cat is a comprehensive yet playful celebration of the house cat in art and popular culture. Thoughtfully paired to reveal intriguing juxtapositions, these diverse works showcase the exciting ways the cat has inspired across time and cultures.
From tabbies to tortoiseshells, Japanese maneki-neko lucky cats to artists’ pets, and ancient mosaics to contemporary couture, this book revels in the undeniable aesthetic appeal of our feli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838669447 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1838669442 |
| Author: | Phaidon Editors, Hannah Shaw, Leïla Jarbouai |
| Publisher: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Phaidon Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 17 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.82kg |
| Dimensions: | 270mm x 233mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Winner of the ADC (Art Directors Club) Silver Cube Award for Book Cover Design
‘As whimsical and amusing as its subject, this offers plenty for cat people to paw through.’ – Publishers Weekly
‘The purrfect source of inspiration.’ – The Times
‘Cat is a purr-fect celebration of felines in art throughout the centuries.’ – Colossal
‘Monumental …the book’s text is as intriguing as the pictures.’ – Harper’s Bazaar
‘If the goal was to make a ‘cool’ cat book, mission accomplished. ’ – Creative Boom
‘This illustrated catalogue features a fur-midible range of feline depictions, from Greek vases to internet memes.’ – Apollo
‘A whimsical and fascinating visual journey … it’s delightfully purrrrfect!’ – Daily Art Magazine
‘Cat treats a single motif as both an organizing principle and archival lens … proposes a way of looking: obsessive, associative, alert to recurrence.’ – Bookpage
About The Author
Phaidon Editors
Phaidon Editors
Hannah Shaw, also known as Kitten Lady, is an award-winning kitten rescuer and humane educator who has dedicated her life to innovating kitten care and protecting the most vulnerable felines. A New York Times bestselling author of Tiny but Mighty and Cats of the World, Shaw is also the founder of the leading nonprofit for kittens, Orphan Kitten Club.
Leila Jarbouai is an art historian, writer, and Chief Curator of Graphic Arts and Paintings at the Musee d Orsay in Paris. She is also the author of Cats, a book about cat-focused artworks in the Orsay’s collections.
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