Lucien Freud. Girl with a Kitten, 1947.  Private Collection.

Ivan Rabuzin. Bird-Catcher, 1962. Zagreb. Gallery of Primitive Art.

     Although the picture on the right has nothing to do with cats the theme is the same. Both artists (L. Freud and I. Rabuzin, respectively) tried to illustrate how pretty the women's eyes are by placing animals with beautiful eyes next to them. The tender (ahem, ahem) grip of both women also stresses their gentleness and kindness. I hope the animal models became angels in Heaven.