‘Cat Stealing Fish’ Giclée Print by John Craxton

Giclée print, one of an edition of 250. Printed on 310gsm thick, 100% cotton rag. Hand-numbered and hand-embossed.

Craxton knew his cats – their inner lives. As his partner Richard Riley pointed out:  ‘Craxton was so familiar with the vocabulary of cat moves, gestures and stances that he could capture them with utter conviction in a few strokes of the pen or brush’.*

Here we have cat stealing fish. These, still in their fish monger’s paper, are ready for frying – if, that is, the cat doesn’t get to them beforehand.