Stroke of genius: why do artists love cats?

A new book would have us believe artists have a kinship with paws and whiskers. But on closer inspection, they’re not all cuddlesDo artists have a pet of choice? A new book full of cute old photographs of artists and their cats makes it look that way.Henri Matisse and his feline friend, Georgia O’Keeffe with her moggy, Salvador Dalí and his – it looks, from this collection of double portraits, as if the artistic temperament has always been drawn to paws and whiskers. Continue readin