Franz Xaver Simm, The Embroiderer, 19th c. or 20th c., oil on canvas, Private Collection
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Women engaged in domestic activities such as embroidery and knitting is a theme that has been popular in art. Do you have a favorite among these interpretations by Austrian Franz Xaver Simm (1853-1918), Swede Anders Zorn (1860-1920), and French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919).
Anders Zorn, Dalecarlian Girl Knitting, Cabbage Margit,1901, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Patience
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Christine Lerolle Embroidering, c. 1895, oil on canvas, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
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