Kitten Falling From Rubayat Of A Persian Cat Oliver Herford Painting Postcard

ABIZVAC2 A stunning undated but modern origin reproduction published postcard and souvenir from one of London's leading museums of this historic 1904 painting Kitten Falling From Rubayat Of A Persian Kitten by Oliver Herford with further details and museum logo on reverse capturing all the character of the original unused and mint.

"...In the original Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, this verse is a deeply philosophical metaphor about human helplessness, comparing fate to a game of polo where destiny strikes humans like a ball. Herford brilliantly miniaturizes this existential dread into the everyday clumsy antics of a household pet

Herford's accompanying sketch portrays a fluffy Persian kitten caught mid-air, splayed out and falling backwards. The "Ball" in the poem is revealed to be a simple toy or a ball of yarn that the kitten has just swiped off a table or counter, sending both itself and the toy tumbling to the floor...."