Woman Holding Cats by Edward Penfield Something New - Gallery Walls The work belongs to a

The work belongs to a tradition where scientific purpose and visual refinement were understood as inseparable

as if light is coming from within the image rather than falling onto it

Physical geography takes precedence — mountain ranges rise in relief shading

Cross's landscape is built from thousands of deliberate mosaic-like strokes

There is a sense of playfulness here

Woman Holding Cats by Edward Penfield Something New - Gallery Walls The work belongs to aIn this characteristically bold work, Edward Penfield presents a composed woman cradling two cats in the flattened, confident style that defined American graphic illustration of the 1890s. Strong outlines contain areas of unmodulated colour warm ochres, deep greens, muted creams arranged with the economy of a master poster designer. There is an effortless ease in the subject's posture, and in Penfield's refusal to overwork the image. The result is a