Woman with a Letter (1750–1800): Art, History and Details
Woman with a Letter at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1750–1800, Watercolor and gouache with point of brushwork. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Woman with a Letter (1750–1800) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Sigmond Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745–1801).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
An elegantly dressed woman stands at the center of the composition. She carries a plate with a tea cup and saucer in one hand while she holds a letter, marked with a prominent red seal, up to her lips with the other. This drawing captures the woman in mid-action as she tiptoes across the room.
Object facts
- Title: Woman with a Letter
- Date: 1750–1800
- Creator attribution: Sigmond Freudeberg (Swiss, 1745–1801)
- Culture: France
- Type: Drawing
- Technique: Watercolor and gouache with point of brushwork
- Dimensions: Overall: 32.5 x 22.5 cm (12 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.); Sheet: 23.5 x 14.7 cm (9 1/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
- Collection: DR - French
- Department: Drawings
- Accession number: 2017.217
Collection credit
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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