Elle – Chat noire by Emilia Lemaire, 2025. A startled black cat in mid-leap above a herringbone parquet floor, its body stiff, its fur and tail bristling, against a pale wall. The painting rests on a white radiator. 
EL-25-E-01

Elle – Chat noire


- 2025

- Series: Je, Tu, Il, Elle

- Oil and sea salt on linen

- 42 × 32 cm (16 1/2 × 12 5/8 in)

Description:

Frozen in mid-air, a black cat leaps above a herringbone parquet floor, its body rigid with fright, its fur standing on end and its tail bristling upright. At the edges the fur turns so soft that the animal seems to dissolve into the pale wall behind it.

Inscription:

Signed and dated lower right: “Emilia Lemaire ’25”

Provenance:

Private collection

Exhibition history:

2026 Own works, series Je, Tu, Il, Elle, Galerie Emilia Lemaire, Detmold (16 Jan – 30 Apr)