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on canvas and has the dimensions 108 cm × 84.3 cm (42.5 in × 33.2 in). Wilma is shown in half-length portrait and looks toward the viewer. She wears a checkered jacket and holds a cat with black and white fur. She leans lightly against the plinth of a statue. In the
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and Museum Arnhem. It is seven by five metres (23 ft × 16 ft) and was painted with brushes by De
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was the first painting to receive this treatment. The museum selected it by asking the public to name the most beautiful painting in its collection.
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people in Arnhem were asked to pose like Wilma with their own cats. The winning photographs were exhibited below the mural.
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