Girl with Cat pairs two beloved Sekino motifs into one composition, making it especially attractive to collectors. Edition sizes were typically modest, around 30-50 prints. This appealing subject generally sells for $300-$900, with strong demand keeping prices firm in the secondary market.
A 1957 color print in which a girl holds a cat with the tentative tenderness of someone accustomed to being scratched. Sekino's paired girl-and-animal compositions have a different emotional register from his boy-and-animal works: where the boys tend toward confrontation or mutual wariness, the girls often relate to the animals through patient attention. The cat here is alert but not actively resistant, a temporary equilibrium.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Girl with Cat was created by Jun'ichiro Sekino (関野準一郎) in 1957.
Girl with Cat uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on color woodblock print.
Girl with Cat depicts children, animals, and cats.
Girl with Cat measures 21 × 30.5 cm.
