Interior with a Man Reading a Letter and a Woman Sewing is an oil painting on canvas executed c. 1670–1674 by the Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch, now in the private Kremer Collection.

[3] After de Hooch moved from Leiden to Amsterdam around 1660, he devoted himself frequently to painting interiors, in which he also regularly included letter-reading figures.

'Interior with a Man Reading a Letter and a Woman Sewing' shows pre-eminently De Hooch's fascination of the period for the subtle transitions between light and dark, especially for the contrast between delicate incoming sunlight and shadows.

The couple sits a bit backwards, almost concealed in a corner, but through the marble tiled floor, de Hooch nevertheless creates a certain space and depth.

It has been suggested that with this painting, de Hooch – as often in his oeuvre – wanted to pay some kind of homage to the simplicity and intimacy of domestic life, giving the woman a central role, in this work by placing her fully in the light.

In this regard, a possible allegorical significance of the painting in the upper right, with Mary, Joseph and the Jesus child, has also been pointed out, referring to inherent tenderness within family life.