Sewing near the Window — About This Work
Berthe Morisot, about 1885
About the Work
A woman sews beside a window, her attention directed towards the work in her hands. Morisot's pale washes allow the interior to remain light and open, with graphite providing a quieter underlying structure.
The sitter is identified as Euphrasie, known as Pasie, nanny to Morisot's daughter Julie. The drawing places an everyday task within the artist's own domestic surroundings, giving the subject its particular human setting.
The museum relates this watercolour to a later painting in which Morisot added Julie and changed the framing. Seen on its own, the sheet preserves a more spacious arrangement around the solitary worker and the window's light.
The Work
Artist: Berthe Morisot
Title: Sewing near the Window
Date: about 1885
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on paper
Recorded dimensions: 22.9 × 28.6 cm (W × H)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession number: 2025.209
Print & Presentation
Palatine presentation: 30 × 40 cm Classic Frame, portrait.
The complete artwork is reproduced at its recorded scale, subject only to negligible whole-pixel rounding, without enlargement, reduction, cropping or distortion. The surrounding white presentation area accommodates the artwork within the framed presentation and is incorporated into the print rather than added as a separate mount.
Frame finishes: Black, White or Natural.
Paper & glazing: Enhanced Matte + Perspex; or Enhanced Matte + Moth-Eye.
Why Original Scale?
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Source: Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0. Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund. 2025.209.
Care: Display in a dry interior away from prolonged direct sunlight and sources of moisture.
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