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Cats: The Collection of the late Marianne C. Gourary goes up for auction Thursday, October 29 at 1pm UK time through Bloomsbury Auctions, London.
Mrs. Gourary’s collection of cat related works ranges across four centuries and includes many books, along with artworks in a variety of media, including paintings, drawings, etchings, engravings, lithographs and woodblock prints.
The auction house’s online page for the auction is HERE, and a PDF with the catalogue is HERE. There is free online bidding according to the website.
Anyone interested in cat-related books and art may wish to browse the catalogue or download it for future reference.
According to a story on the auction at Hyperallergic, Marianne Gourary and her husband Paul lived in New York City, where they were both Fellows of the Morgan Library and participated in programs at the Metropolitan Museum, the Cooper-Hewitt, and the Grolier Club. Mrs. Gourary, a cat lover, passed away last year at the age of 93.
The collection includes many well known books and works by well known artists.
Below is a selection of images from the auction items. For more and for details on these works, please consult the auction catalogue.
