Lady Drinking Tea with Cat Tile

Lady Drinking Tea with Cat tile. Oil on canvas from 1918. One of the great commercial and art nouveau painters working in Russia, Boris Kustodiev employed a style that emphasized bright colors, sharp figures and striking landscapes. This is one of his most charming paintings which features a merchant’s wife drinking tea before a rich table set with watermelon, fruit, bread and beautiful pewter ware. A happy cat rubs up against her shoulder. The woman wears a pretty blue bonnet and the summer in Moscow is warm with a bright sky. A great gift for fans of Boris Kustodiev, Russian Art, cat paintings, and art nouveau.