There is a cat behind every great man

Many creative people had cats, for some they even became muses. Apparently, people with a fine mental organization prefer to have cats, not dogs. For some, these fluffy creatures help to relax, for others they become a source of inspiration.

It is known that many great artists, famous actors and legendary musicians had a weakness for these amazing animals.

Artists

1. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and his cat. (© photogeek)

2. Salvador Dali with his pet ocelot Babu. (© thehouseofblogs)

3. Cat lover Pablo Picasso. (© thegreatcat)

4. American artist Edward Gorey adored cats.

5. Henri Matisse with his cat Minouche…

6. ...and with another pet named Kussi. (© Robert Capa)

7. Famous Austrian artist Gustav Klimt with his cat named Katze. (© itcolossal)

8. Expressionist Paul Klee with the cat Bimbo.

9. French painter Pierre Bonnard.

10. French artist Balthus with his pet.

11. Frida Kahlo's cat was very jealous of the artist's monkey. (© theredlist)

12. American artist Andy Warhol in his studio with Robert Indiana and cats.

Writers

13. Ernest Hemingway just loved cats.

14. One of his cats was six-fingered. His descendants, who inherited this feature, became one of the attractions of the writer's house-museum. (© huffingtonpost)

15. American writer Ray Bradbury and his black cat. (© harpercollins)

Directors

16. French writer and film director Jean Cocteau with Karun. (© Jane Bown)

Poets

17. The famous Joseph Brodsky with the Mississippi cat.

The actors

18. Marlon Brando and the cat. They work. (© Murray Garrett)

19. Marilyn Monroe and her kitty Mitsu.

Musicians

20. The vocalist of the rock band Nirvana Kurt Cobain with a kitten.

21. Freddie Mercury with his pet.

22. John Lennon and the cat. (© bailingoutbenji)