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Woman with a Letter

Sigmond Freudeberg

1774

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Romanticism 18th Century Interior

Dominant colour

Woman with a Letter is a 1774 by Sigmond Freudeberg, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Sigmond Freudeberg
When & what style?: 1774 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

A woman stands in the center, holding a plate with a tea cup and saucer in one hand. She also holds a letter up to her lips with the other hand. The woman is shown tiptoeing across the room, as if moving quietly. The letter has a prominent red seal on it. The scene is intimate and quiet. Check out the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The story of this work

Overview

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.

Read the full account in the museum source.