Inky Illustrations of Cats

There are many ways of rendering cats in illustration. By letting ink run into the paper, cats can look beautifully soft and furry.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) ink blot cats by Andy Warhol

Clare Turlay Newberry (American, 1903-1970)

Louis Icart, (1880-1950) detail from an etching, c. 1925

Tsuguharu Foujita (Japanese-French, 1886-1968) from Book of Cats, 1930

Hannes Kilian – Cat Nero in the Snow, 1953

Endre Penovac Serbian artist

Marjorie L. Cooper (American, 1910-1999), pen name Elizabeth Webbe, An illustration from the book ‘The Kitten Twins’ written by Helen Wing 1960

Clare Turlay Newberry (American, 1903-1970) – April’s Kittens cat

Clare Turlay Newberry (1903-1970), c. 1937

Header image was done with Midjourney using prompt: cat, kitten, inky watercolor