Animal paintings dont get much lovelier than this. The cat is clearly the boss and the poor dog knows it. It was the same in our house when we had a cat and dog - now we have chickens and a dog and the chickens are the bosses. We absolutely love this painting and it looks gorgeous in that ebonised patterned frame with a gilt slip. 

Carl Suhrlandt (1828-1919)

Portrait of a Cat and Dog

This superb Victorian animal portrait oil painting is by noted listed artist Carl Suhrlandt. Painted in 1884 it is a lovely portrait of a cat and dog in a living room at supper time. The detail of the interior is all at animal eye level - the carpet, corner of the fire place and newspaper hanging over the chair. It is s stunning large and very well painted oil on canvas and a fine example of his work and late Victorian genre oil painting and one of our favourites. The colours and brushwork are superb and the painting is beautifully finished off in a gorgeous frame.

Signed lower left and dated 1884.

Provenance.  Midlands collection.

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https://www.richardtaylorfineart.com/artist/carl-suhrlandt/in-competition