The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 13, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching depicts a central woman with a light skin tone reclining on a bed of flowers in a dark sky. She is flanked by two winged children with light skin tones playing a lyre and a violin. Below this scene, a snowy village and lake sit among sharp mountains. At the bottom, a small cottage sketch rests above the handwritten name Hannele in elegant script.

Hannele [Woman and Angels Floating in the Sky]

Date unknown

Ferdinand Staeger

(German, 1880–1978)
Germany, 20th century
etching
Sheet: 38 x 35 cm (14 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.); Platemark: 21.6 x 20.5 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/16 in.)
Bequest of John Bonebrake 2014.355
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.355