We, Zarathustra the Cat, are happy to announce that We finally found the missing part of the painting by the famous American impressionist artist Frank Weston Benson “Sunlight”:
Frank Weston Benson, Sunlight. Cats rising
Now it becomes evident at what the model, the artist’s daughter Eleanor, is actually gazing so attentively:
Frank Weston Benson, Sunlight. Cats rising, detail
To capture playful cats rising off the water is a rare privilege!
Frank Weston Benson, Sunlight. Cats rising, detail
Just have a look at the unfinished version, currently at Indianapolis Museum of Art:
Frank Weston Benson, Sunlight.
It is evident cats are missing there!
Thus speaks Zarathustra the Cat