Cat, Bird and Woman Lithograph #1 by Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (Corneille)

This lithograph, numbered 49/200, dated 99, and signed on the right bottom is presented in its original silvered frame with an intact label on the reverse. It showcases Corneille's unique artistic style, characterized by almost childlike pencil strokes, bright, unblended colors, and simple forms.No perspective in the structure of the work. A cat, a woman's face, and a bird are presented flat in two dimensions and in a form of egalitarian essence. Each subject has wide-open eyes filled with a different expressivity. The cat looks diagonally up at the sky, while the fish-bird, in profile, exudes determination mixed with a hint of astonishment. The woman, with elongated lower eyelashes, wears a melancholy expression as if her eyelashes might merge with her own tears.To understand this work, it is important to consider Corneille's artistic evolution, particularly his stay in Cuba in 1967. During this period, he began incorporating recurring motifs such as birds, women, cats, and elements o