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Artist: Albert Edelfelt (1854–1905)
Alternative names: Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt
Finnish painter
Title: Lady Writing a Letter
Object type: Painting
Description: This small painting by Edelfelt is a reminder of the central importance of hand-written letters and the writing desk in the bourgeois household. The glass inkwell on the table is open and the woman seems to be replying to a newly-opened letter, careful not to keep the sender waiting. A technically exquisite detail is the envelope in her hand, or, more specifically, how it appears translucent in the light.
Date: 1887
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Height: 29 cm (11.4 in). Width: 37 cm (14.6 in).
Framed: Height: 44 cm (17.3 in). Width: 52 cm (20.5 in). Depth: 6 cm (2.4 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: A. EDELFELT. 1887
SKU: 275027
