Writing 9: Write about a piece of art

Dora Maar au Chat

The Dora Maar au Chat was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1941. It is oil painting and it shows, the painter's lover, seated on a chair with a small cat perched on her shoulders.

This type of work is typical of cubism, an art movement which started in France in the 1970s. The cubism artists looked at subjects from different perspectives and used geometric shapes.

The Dora Maar au Chat was first exhibited in 2005, where it was bought in 2006 for over $95 million. And now, this painting is a private collector. The Dora Maar au Chat was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1941. It is an oil painting and it shows, the painter's lover, seated on a chair with a small cat percher on her shoulders.