| Ida Silfverberg | |
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 Self-portrait, 1868 | |
| Born | 23 January 1834 Helsinki |
| Died | 23 December 1899 (1899-12-24) (aged 65) Florence |
| Nationality | Finnish |
Ida Silfverberg (1834–1899) was a Finnish painter who painted in Germany, France and Italy.
Silfverberg was born in Helsinki and by age 15, she began painting copies of paintings at the Finnish Art Association's exhibition in 1849. She went on to paint copies of paintings by Dutch artists in the collection of the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden. In 1860, she won the second prize for the Finnish Ducat Competition for the promotion of young artists and in 1862, she won the first prize in the same competition.
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Copy of a painting by Arnold Boonen
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Copy of a painting by Isaac van Ostade
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Copy of a painting by Adriaen van de Velde
Her Woman teaching a Child to Read was purchased by the Serliachus Museum as being by Pehr Hilleström and her true signature was only recently discovered after the forged Hillstrom signature was found to be fraudulent.
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Woman teaching a Child to Read
Silfverberg died in Florence. She is known as a copyist and portraitist as well as for her genre scenes.
References
- Die junge Frau mit dem Papagei in Dresden Gallery
- Belustigung auf dem Eise in Dresden Gallery
- Eisbelustigung auf dem Stadtgraben in Dresden Gallery
- Genuine or Counterfeit? Counterfeit and authentic art from the collections of Gösta Serlachius Art Foundation Archived 2018-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, book by Marjo-Riitta Simpanen, 2012, OCLC 864435953
- SILFVERBERG, Ida (1834 - 1899), Painter, copyist in Bénézit.
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