Sister in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Portrait of the Daughters of Licenciado Manuel Cordero, Juan Cordero

Portrait of the Daughters of Licenciado Manuel Cordero, 1875.

Retrato de las hijas del licenciado Manuel Cordero (museum title)

Juan Cordero (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Sister María Josefa Agustina Dolores, Miguel Cabrera

Sister María Josefa Agustina Dolores, 1759.

Sor María Josefa Agustina Dolores (museum title)

Miguel Cabrera (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of the Viceroyalty (Tepotzotlán), Mexico

Two Children with a Water Bucket, Albert Anker

Two Children with a Water Bucket, c. 1883.

Zwei Kinder mit Wassereimer (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland

Brother and Sister - On Pinching the Ear, William Mulready

Brother and Sister - On Pinching the Ear, 1836.

Brother and Sister - On Pinching the Ear (museum title)

William Mulready (Irish), oil on panel

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters, Wilhelm Marstrand

Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters, 1865.

Ottilia och Christy Marstrand, konstnärens döttrar (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Kaunitz Sisters (Leopoldine, Caroline, and Ferdinandine), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

The Kaunitz Sisters (Leopoldine, Caroline, and Ferdinandine), 1818.

The Kaunitz Sisters (Leopoldine, Caroline, and Ferdinandine) (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), graphite on laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Pensive, Portrait of the Sister Helena Karczewska, Jacek Malczewski

Pensive, Portrait of the Sister Helena Karczewska, c. 1911.

Zadumana - Portret siostry Heleny Karczewskiej (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Artist's Sister at a Window, Berthe Morisot

The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869.

The Artist's Sister at a Window (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Les Trois Sœurs, 1917.

Les Trois Sœurs (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume Collection, France

Two Sisters, Valencia, 1909.

Two Sisters, Valencia (museum title)

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

The Children of Gabriel Thomas, Berthe Morisot

The Children of Gabriel Thomas, 1894.

Les Enfants de Gabriel Thomas (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Artist's Sister Bronisława in an Interior, Jacek Malczewski

The Artist's Sister Bronisława in an Interior, 1926.

Siostra artysty Bronisława we wnętrzu (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of the Artist's Sister Bronisława, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of the Artist's Sister Bronisława, c. 1921.

Portret siostry artysty - Bronisławy (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of the Sister Helena in the Garden, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of the Sister Helena in the Garden, 1921.

Portret siostry Heleny w ogrodzie (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on panel

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Portrait of Ninon Szinyei Merse, Pál Szinyei Merse

Portrait of Ninon Szinyei Merse, 1870.

Szinyei Merse Ninon (museum title)

Pál Szinyei Merse (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Three Sisters, 1913.

Tre systrar (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

The Mother and Sister of the Artist, Berthe Morisot

The Mother and Sister of the Artist, 1869–1870.

The Mother and Sister of the Artist (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

La Résurrection de Lazare, Vincent van Gogh

La Résurrection de Lazare, 1890.

La Résurrection de Lazare (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on paper

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

The Artist's Sister Gerda Thesleff, Ellen Thesleff

The Artist's Sister Gerda Thesleff, 1889.

Taiteilijan sisar Gerda Thesleff (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), pastel

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of the Artist's Sister Helena with a Lute, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of the Artist's Sister Helena with a Lute, c. 1906.

Portret siostry artysty Heleny z lutnią (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

When the day's work is done, Anna Ancher

When the day's work is done, 1917.

“Efter Dagens Møje”. Søstrene Brøndum hviler sig (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

The Artist's Sister Helena in an Interior, Jacek Malczewski

The Artist's Sister Helena in an Interior, 1926.

Siostra artysty Helena we wnętrzu (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Le Havre, 1919 : Nurse Billam and Sister Currier, John Lavery

Le Havre, 1919 : Nurse Billam and Sister Currier, 1919.

Le Havre, 1919 : Nurse Billam and Sister Currier (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Sara and Laura, c. 1907–1908.

Sara ja Laura (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Five Sisters, York Minster, David Young Cameron

The Five Sisters, York Minster, 1907.

The Five Sisters, York Minster (museum title)

David Young Cameron (British), etching and drypoint

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Three Sisters, Olga Boznańska

Portrait of Three Sisters, 1909–1910.

Portret trzech sióstr (museum title)

Olga Boznańska (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Erna Simberg, 1899.

Erna Simberg (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Artist’s Sister Edma Seated on a Bench, Berthe Morisot

The Artist’s Sister Edma Seated on a Bench, 1864.

The Artist’s Sister Edma Seated on a Bench (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), watercolor over graphite on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Double Portrait, 1901.

Portret podwójny (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Piti Teina, 1892.

Deux sœurs (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

The Sisters Dressing for the Carnival, Wilhelm Marstrand

The Sisters Dressing for the Carnival, c. 1870.

Søstrenes påklædning til karnevallet (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Little Knitters, 1892.

Die kleinen Strickerinnen (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Museum "Am Stadtgarten", Winterthur, Switzerland

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

The Artist's Daughters Sara and Laura, Eero Järnefelt

The Artist's Daughters Sara and Laura, 1907.

Taiteilijan tyttäret Sara ja Laura (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish)

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Little Embroideresses, 1875.

Les Petites Brodeuses (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), oil on canvas

Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Switzerland

Two sisters, 1909.

Två systrar (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), etching on paper

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

The Sisters, 1869.

The Sisters (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Artist's Sister Anna Reading, Vilhelm Hammershøi

The Artist's Sister Anna Reading, 1886.

Kunstnerens søster Anna, læsende (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), charcoal

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Profile of a Woman (Gerda Thesleff)

Naisen profiili (Gerda Thesleff) (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of the Sister Helena, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of the Sister Helena, c. 1906.

Portret siostry Heleny (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Noémie, Eugénie, Antoinette and Séphora Hamel, The Artist's Nieces, Théophile Hamel

Noémie, Eugénie, Antoinette and Séphora Hamel, The Artist's Nieces, 1854.

Noémie, Eugénie, Antoinette et Séphora Hamel, nièces de… (museum title)

Théophile Hamel (Canadian), oil on canvas

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Canada

Portrait of Mrs Heaven, Sister of Sir Hugh Lane, John Butler Yeats

Portrait of Mrs Heaven, Sister of Sir Hugh Lane, 1904.

Portrait of Mrs Heaven, Sister of Sir Hugh Lane (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

Three Tahitians (Study for "La soeur de charite"), Paul Gauguin

Three Tahitians (Study for "La soeur de charite"), 1899–1902.

Three Tahitians (Study for "La soeur de charite") (museum title)

Paul Gauguin (French), monotype on wove paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of the Artist´s sister Miss Hilda Wiik, Maria Wiik

Portrait of the Artist´s sister Miss Hilda Wiik, 1880.

Hilda Wiikin muotokuva (museum title)

Maria Wiik (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of Violet Osborne, Mrs Stockley (b.1866), Sister of Walter Osborne, John Butler Yeats

Portrait of Violet Osborne, Mrs Stockley (b.1866), Sister of Walter Osborne, 1891.

Portrait of Violet Osborne, Mrs Stockley (b.1866), Sister… (museum title)

John Butler Yeats (Irish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Ireland

The Artist's Sister, Edma, with Her Daughter, Jeanne (recto); The Artist's Sister Edma Seated Outdoors (verso), Berthe Morisot

The Artist's Sister, Edma, with Her Daughter, Jeanne (recto); The Artist's Sister Edma Seated Outdoors (verso), 1872.

The Artist's Sister, Edma, with Her Daughter, Jeanne… (museum title)

Berthe Morisot (French), watercolor over graphite on laid paper (recto); graphite on laid paper (verso)

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Boy Feeding his Little Sister, Helene Schjerfbeck

A Boy Feeding his Little Sister, 1881.

Pikkusiskoaan ruokkiva poika (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of a young girl. The artist's sister, Anna Hammershøi, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Portrait of a young girl. The artist's sister, Anna Hammershøi, 1885.

Portræt af en ung pige. Kunstnerens søster, Anna Hammershøi (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

The Hirschsprung Collection, Denmark

The Young Girls, 1885.

The Young Girls (museum title)

Mary Cassatt (American), oil on canvas

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, United Kingdom

Minha irmã Anunciatta, 1927.

Minha irmã Anunciatta (museum title)

Eliseu Visconti (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Private collection