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![A black cat smiles over a brick wall, holding a sign painted WELCOME TO MY GALLERY beneath a blue sky.](https://johnsturgess.com/_astro/22769.CgpyNoR6_Zq3r29.webp)

# Gallery Cat

A black cat smiles over a brick wall, holding a sign painted WELCOME TO MY GALLERY beneath a blue sky.

By [John Sturgess](https://johnsturgess.com/about/).

## Traits

- [Animals](https://johnsturgess.com/archive/?trait=animals)

- [Cats](https://johnsturgess.com/archive/?trait=cats)

- [Text](https://johnsturgess.com/archive/?trait=text)

- [Label](https://johnsturgess.com/archive/?trait=label)

**Archive reference**

22769

**Artist**

[John Sturgess](https://johnsturgess.com/about/)

**Subject**

Black cat holding a gallery welcome sign

**Title source**

Archive

**Date painted**

Not yet recorded

**Availability**

Status unknown

**Medium**

Not yet recorded

**Artwork dimensions**

Not yet recorded

**Published photograph**

1656 × 2200 pixels

**Painted label · Front, Sign held by the cat in the lower centre**

> WELCOME
> TO MY
> GALLERY

Transcribed · Photograph

The photograph shows the complete painting with studio materials around its edges.