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53 works by 30 artists

53 works featuring “Knitting” by 30 artists, from the 19th to the 20th century, held in 22 museums.

Wilhelmina, Dorothy Kate Richmond

Wilhelmina, 1903.

Wilhelmina (museum title)

Dorothy Kate Richmond (New Zealander), oil on canvas

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

The Little Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet

The Little Shepherdess, 1868–1872.

The Little Shepherdess (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Knitting Lesson, Jean-François Millet

The Knitting Lesson, c. 1860.

La leçon à tricoter (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Clark Art Institute, United States

"Hand me that ball of yarn," she said, Hans Gude

"Hand me that ball of yarn," she said, 1878–1879.

"Ta hit det garnnøstet du", sa hun (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Seated Girl with Knitting in Hand, Maria Wiik

Seated Girl with Knitting in Hand

Istuva tyttö, sukankudin kädessä (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), charcoal

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Knitting in the Library, Mary Cassatt

Knitting in the Library, 1881.

Knitting in the Library (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American)

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Swedish woman knitting with a child on her back, Wilhelm Marstrand

Swedish woman knitting with a child on her back, 1851.

Strikkende svensk kone med et barn på ryggen (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

An Old Peasant Woman Looking Out of a Window, Carl Bloch

An Old Peasant Woman Looking Out of a Window, 1874.

En gammel bondekone, der ser ud af et vindue (museum title)

Carl Bloch (Danish), oil on wood

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Tricoteuse, Eliseu Visconti

Tricoteuse, 1905.

Tricoteuse (museum title)

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Le premier tricot, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Le premier tricot

Le premier tricot (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French)

Wikimedia Commons

In the Sun, Fernando Fader

In the Sun, 1922.

Al solcito (museum title)

Fernando Fader (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Young Woman Knitting, Berthe Morisot

Young Woman Knitting, c. 1883.

Young Woman Knitting (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Interior with Card Players and Young Woman Knitting, Adolph Tidemand

Interior with Card Players and Young Woman Knitting, c. 1873.

Strikkende ung kvinne og kortspillere i interiør (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal on paper

National Museum of Norway

Skagen girl, Maren Sofie, knitting, Michael Ancher

Skagen girl, Maren Sofie, knitting, 1882.

Skagenspigen Maren Sofie strikkende (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish)

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

Girl in a mountain landscape, Hans Gude

Girl in a mountain landscape, 1878.

Jente i fjellandskap (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Young girl knitting, wide hat, Meiringen, Adolph Tidemand

Young girl knitting, wide hat, Meiringen, 1864.

Strikkende ung pike med bred hatt, Meiringen (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), watercolor and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Seated Swedish woman with knitting, Wilhelm Marstrand

Seated Swedish woman with knitting, 1851.

Siddende svensk kone med strikketøj (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Figur Studies from Mora in Sweden, Adolph Tidemand

Figur Studies from Mora in Sweden, 1852.

Figurstudier fra Mora (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Two women drinking coffee, Adolph Tidemand

Two women drinking coffee, 1848.

To kvinner som drikker kaffe (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Herders at Tåtøy, Erik Werenskiold

Herders at Tåtøy, 1883.

Gjetere, Tåtøy (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

The Little Knitters, Albert Anker

The Little Knitters, 1892.

Die kleinen Strickerinnen (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Museum "Am Stadtgarten", Winterthur, Switzerland

Portrait of Syneve Larsdatter from Vikør, Adolph Tidemand

Portrait of Syneve Larsdatter from Vikør, 1873.

Syneve Larsdatter, Vikør (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

The Artist's Grandmother, Théo van Rysselberghe

The Artist's Grandmother

De grootmoeder van de kunstenaar (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), watercolor on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Knitting Lesson, Jean-François Millet

Knitting Lesson, c. 1854.

Knitting Lesson (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Interior of a Fisherman's Cottage at Skagen, Christian Krohg

Interior of a Fisherman's Cottage at Skagen, 1883.

Interiör från fiskarstuga på Skagen (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Dalecarlian Girl Knitting. Kål-Margit, Anders Zorn

Dalecarlian Girl Knitting. Kål-Margit, 1901.

Stickande kulla. Kål-Margit (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting, Gustave Caillebotte

Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting, 1877.

Mademoiselle Boissière Knitting (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, United States

Woman knitting, with a child on her back, Rättvik, Adolph Tidemand

Woman knitting, with a child on her back, Rättvik, 1852.

Strikkende kvinne med barn på ryggen, Rättvik (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Jeune fille tricotant, Camille Pissarro

Jeune fille tricotant, 1876.

Jeune fille tricotant (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

University of Michigan Museum of Art, United States

Barefoot boy and knitting woman, Subiaco, Adolph Tidemand

Barefoot boy and knitting woman, Subiaco, 1841.

Barbent gutt og strikkende kvinne, Subiaco (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Young Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet

Young Shepherdess, c. 1871.

Young Shepherdess (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Portrait of Konferensrådinde S.A. Casse, née Engelbreth, Peder Severin Krøyer

Portrait of Konferensrådinde S.A. Casse, née Engelbreth, 1895.

Portræt af konferensrådinde S.A. Casse f. Engelbreth (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), pastel on paper

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, Jean-François Millet

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, 1856.

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Girls gathered on Sladrebakken a summernight's eve, Michael Ancher

Girls gathered on Sladrebakken a summernight's eve, 1879.

Fiskerpiger, der en sommeraften er samlet på Sladrebakken (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Portrait of Marie de Braekeleer with Her Knitting, Henri de Braekeleer

Portrait of Marie de Braekeleer with Her Knitting

Portret van Marie de Braekeleer met haar breiwerk (museum title)

Henri de Braekeleer (Belgian), etching on chine collé

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Flowers on the Windowsill. From A Home (26 watercolours), Carl Larsson

Flowers on the Windowsill. From A Home (26 watercolours), 1895.

Blomsterfönstret. Ur Ett hem (26 akvareller) (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), watercolor on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Mendel Levin Nathanson's Elder Daughters, Bella and Hanna, C.W. Eckersberg

Mendel Levin Nathanson's Elder Daughters, Bella and Hanna, 1820.

Mendel Levin Nathansons ældste døtre, Bella og Hanna (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

La Gardeuse de chèvre, Camille Pissarro

La Gardeuse de chèvre, 1881.

La Gardeuse de chèvre (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Artist's Mother Knitting a Sock; on the Same Sheet, Some Seated Children, Albert Edelfelt

The Artist's Mother Knitting a Sock; on the Same Sheet, Some Seated Children

Taiteilijan äiti kutomassa sukkaa ; Samalla paperilla… (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), pencil on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Woman knitting, Johan Christian Dahl

Woman knitting, 1825.

Strikkende kvinne (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Figure Studies, Anders Askevold

Figure Studies

Bondeungdom (museum title)

Anders Askevold (Norwegian), oil on cardboard, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Young Girl Guarding her Sheep, Jean-François Millet

Young Girl Guarding her Sheep, c. 1860–1862.

Jeune fille gardant ses moutons (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Clark Art Institute, United States

Going over the Lesson, Anna Ancher

Going over the Lesson, 1885.

Lektien gennemgåes (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), pastel

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Fishermen's daughters on Sladrebakken. Study, Michael Ancher

Fishermen's daughters on Sladrebakken. Study, 1878.

Fiskerpiger på Sladrebakken. Studie (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

The Hirschsprung family portrait, Peder Severin Krøyer

The Hirschsprung family portrait, 1881.

Det Hirschsprungske familiebillede (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

Swedish woman knitting with a basket on her back, Wilhelm Marstrand

Swedish woman knitting with a basket on her back, 1851.

Strikkende svensk kone med kurv på ryggen (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), pencil

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Frederikke Christiane Schmidt, C.W. Eckersberg

Frederikke Christiane Schmidt, 1818.

Frederikke Christiane Schmidt (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

Arne Bjugsen Sagneskar, Valle i Setesdal, Adolph Tidemand

Arne Bjugsen Sagneskar, Valle i Setesdal, c. 1848.

Arne Bjugsen Sagneskar, Valle i Setesdal (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil and chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Young Knitting Lady, Half-length, Wilhelm Marstrand

Young Knitting Lady, Half-length

Ung strikkende dame, halv figur (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Young Scheveningen Woman Knitting, Facing Right, Vincent van Gogh

Young Scheveningen Woman Knitting, Facing Right, 1881.

Young Scheveningen Woman Knitting, Facing Right (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), watercolor

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands