Sewing in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Woman Sewing by Lamplight, Harriet Backer

Woman Sewing by Lamplight, 1890.

Syende kvinne ved lampelys (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas, mounted on wood panel

National Museum of Norway

Interior with Embroiderer, 1915.

Interieur met borduurster (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), oil on cardboard

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Two Girls have Sewing Lesson, Anna Ancher

Two Girls have Sewing Lesson, c. 1910.

To småpiger får undervisning i syning (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

The Crocheting Lesson, 1902.

The Crocheting Lesson (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Cena de Família de Adolfo Augusto Pinto, Almeida Júnior

Cena de Família de Adolfo Augusto Pinto, 1891.

Cena de Família de Adolfo Augusto Pinto (museum title)

Almeida Júnior (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Pinacoteca de São Paulo, Brazil

The Little Embroideresses, 1875.

Les Petites Brodeuses (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Switzerland

Pasie cousant dans le jardin de Bougival, Berthe Morisot

Pasie cousant dans le jardin de Bougival, 1881.

Pasie cousant dans le jardin de Bougival (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, France

The Artist's Wife at a Sewing Table, Vilhelm Hammershøi

The Artist's Wife at a Sewing Table, c. 1897.

Kunstnerens hustru ved sybordet (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Portrait of Ida Hammershøi with Needlework, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of Ida Hammershøi with Needlework, 1891.

Portræt af Ida Hammershøi med håndarbejde (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), black chalk

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Fitting, 1890.

The Fitting (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American), laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Sewing Lesson, 1874.

Sewing Lesson (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

La Dentellière, c. 1669–1670.

La Dentellière (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Department of Paintings, Louvre Museum, France

Woman in a Pink Shawl Sewing by Lamplight, Félix Vallotton

Woman in a Pink Shawl Sewing by Lamplight, 1901.

Femme, châle rose, cousant à la lampe (museum title)

Félix Vallotton (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Embroidery, 1889.

La Broderie (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

Blue Interior, 1883.

Blått interiør (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Young Mother Sewing, 1900.

Young Mother Sewing (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sunlight in the Blue Room, 1891.

Solskin i den blå stue (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

The young ladies sitting with their needlework, Erik Werenskiold

The young ladies sitting with their needlework, 1903.

De unge damer satt med deres søm (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

La Couseuse, 1910.

La Couseuse (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Musée National d'Art Moderne, France

A girl, sewing, 1877–1902.

Pige, der syr (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), pastel on paper

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

Lovisa Sophia af Geijerstam, married Fant (1755–1802), 1780, Ulrika Pasch

Lovisa Sophia af Geijerstam, married Fant (1755–1802), 1780, 1780.

Lovisa Sophia af Geijerstam, g. Fant (1755–1802), 1780 (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of a Lady

Damporträtt (museum title)

Sigrid Hjertén (Swedish), tempera on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

The Needlewoman, c. 1640–1650.

The Needlewoman (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Farmhouse Interior, Skotta, Bærum, Harriet Backer

Farmhouse Interior, Skotta, Bærum, 1887.

Bondeinteriør, Skotta i Bærum (museum title)

Harriet Backer (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Woman Sewing, Seated at a Table, Rik Wouters

Woman Sewing, Seated at a Table, c. 1915.

Naaiende vrouw, zittend aan een tafel (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), pen and brush on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Sewing near the Window, c. 1885.

Sewing near the Window (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), watercolor and graphite on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Woman Sewing, c. 1879.

Femme cousant (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, United States

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother, Georges Seurat

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother, 1882–1883.

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), conté crayon on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Woman Sewing

Ompeleva nainen (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), pencil

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Interior with the Artist's Mother, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior with the Artist's Mother, 1889.

Interiør med kunstnerens moder (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Three old women sewing a blue dress for a fancy dress ball, Anna Ancher

Three old women sewing a blue dress for a fancy dress ball, 1920.

Tre gamle syersker (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Woman Sewing before Amersfoort, Rik Wouters

Woman Sewing before Amersfoort, 1915.

Naaiende vrouw voor Amersfoort (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), ink on paper

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Belgium

Serenidade, 1915.

Serenidade (museum title)

Maria Pardos (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Mariano Procópio, Brazil

The Artist's Sister Bronisława in Front of the House, Jacek Malczewski

The Artist's Sister Bronisława in Front of the House, 1921.

Siostra artysty Bronisława przed domem (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on panel

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Studies of a Seated Woman Sewing, Rik Wouters

Studies of a Seated Woman Sewing, 1915.

Studies van een zittende, naaiende vrouw (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), pen, brush, and black ink on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Farmer Mending His Vest, 1871.

Bauer, seine Weste flickend (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland

Sewing fisherman's wife, c. 1890.

Syende fiskerpige (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Randers Art Museum, Denmark

"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

The Fitting, 1890.

The Fitting (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American)

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Young Ladies sitting with their Sewing, Erik Werenskiold

The Young Ladies sitting with their Sewing, 1903.

Illustrasjon til Jonas Lie "Familien på Gilje", København… (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Woman with her needlework, 1918.

Kvinde med håndarbejde (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish)

Skagens Museum, Denmark

The Little Knitters, 1892.

Die kleinen Strickerinnen (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Museum "Am Stadtgarten", Winterthur, Switzerland

The Milliners, 1898.

The Milliners (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French)

Saint Louis Art Museum, United States

Interior with a Woman Cutting Fabric for a Costume, Rik Wouters

Interior with a Woman Cutting Fabric for a Costume, 1915.

Interieur met een vrouw, die stof voor een kostuum snijdt (museum title)

Rik Wouters (Belgian), pen and brush on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Village Tailor, c. 1876.

Der Dorfschneider (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland

Sitting woman, c. 1890–1891.

Siedząca kobieta (museum title)

Władysław Podkowiński (Polish), ink on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Two ladies in the garden. Marie Krøyer and her mother. Skagen, Peder Severin Krøyer

Two ladies in the garden. Marie Krøyer and her mother. Skagen, 1891.

To damer i haven. Marie Krøyer og hendes mor. Skagen (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Museum Behnhaus Drägerhaus (Lübeck), Germany

Evening in the Drawing Room. The Artist's Mother and Wife, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Evening in the Drawing Room. The Artist's Mother and Wife, 1891.

Afteninteriør. Kunstnerens moder og hustru (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Young woman with her needle-work at the door of a house, Anna Ancher

Young woman with her needle-work at the door of a house, 1879–1884.

Ung pige beskæftiget med sit sytøj i døren til et hus (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Evening (after Millet), Vincent van Gogh

Evening (after Millet), 1889.

Evening (after Millet) (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands