Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011206The Parrot and the Cat (Sketch for "Good-Night" by Eleanor Gates)
Also known as: The Cat and the Eagle
About the Artwork
Arthur Rackham was one of the most successful book illustrators of the early 20th century. He is best known for his colored illustrations for luxury editions intended as Christmas gifts. However, Rackham also did some work as a commercial illustrator. He designed ephemera like bookplates and greeting cards, and created illustrations for several magazines. The image associated with this sketch is an example of the later. It was one of six published in the February 1906 issue of Scribner's Magazine accompanying the short story "Buenas Noches" by Eleanor Gates. This sketch shows the tale's two subjects in the same positions and poses as in the finished composition.
Exhibition history
Fairy Tales and Fables: Illustration and Storytelling in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 4-September 8, 2024).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939)
- Date
- c. 1905
- Medium
- black ink wash with graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26 x 37 cm (10 1/4 x 14 9/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Ralph Perkins in memory of Coburn Haskell
- Accession no.
- 1946.158
More by Arthur Rackham in museum collections
Open-access museum record · AT-00011206
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