Breaking: The Cats Have Arrived

"The world's greatest cat painting" finally made it to PAM.

Seriously, put down your LaCroix. The cats are finally here.

Winter weather delayed the delivery of "the world's greatest cat painting" and left cat-nipped fans with only a fake in the selfie booth at the Portland Art Museum (the booth did snap 137 selfies at last Friday's $5 night).

This morning, three days after the intended install, WW received an iPhone snapshot from Museum Publications Manager Ian Gillingham.

It has arrived.

photo from @PDXArtMuseum photo from @PDXArtMuseum

You can now flock to take selfies with the real thing, a 6 by 8.5-foot oil on canvas by Austrian painter Carl Kahler called My Wife's Lovers. The Museum kindly reminds you that selfie sticks are banned throughout PAM.

Talk about herding cats.

photo from Portland Art Museum Instagram photo from Portland Art Museum Instagram

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