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Charles Watelet

(Belgium 1867–1954)

Title
The cats
Other titles:
The felines
Alternative title:
Les felins
Year
1923
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas
Dimensions

103.2 x 127.6cm stretcher; 123.2 x 147.3 x 7.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., black paint ".../ Ch. J. Watelet/ 1923".
Credit
Purchased 1923
Accession number
915
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

Paris Salon (France), Paris/France, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Paris Salon 1923

Bibliography (6)

Canberra Museum and Art Gallery (Australia) (Organiser), Royal Belgian Embassy (Australia) (Organiser), From Belgium with lace: Belgian art in Australian collections, Canberra, 2000. no catalogue numbers

Anna Waldmann (Australia) (Author), Salon and Academie: the charm of tradition, Domain, 1984, (illus.). no catalogue numbers

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), Celebrity choice: Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, 1983. no catalogue numbers

Australasian post Jun 1970, Jun 1970.

The Triad: a journal devoted to literacy, pictorial, musical and dramatic art 01 Dec 1924, 01 Dec 1924, 111 (colour illus.).

Art in Australia [series 3, no. 7] Mar 1924, Mar 1924, (illus.).

Exhibition history (4)

Paris Salon, 1923, Paris Salon, 1923–1923.

Celebrity choice: Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jan 1983–Jan 1983.

Salon and Academie: the charm of tradition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 15 Nov 1984–May 1985.

From Belgium with lace: Belgian art in Australia, Canberra Museum and Art Gallery, 19 Feb 2000–12 Jun 2000.