Ida Silfverberg

Ida Silfverberg (1834–1899) was a Finnish painter who painted in Germany, France and Italy.

Ida Silfverberg
Self-portrait, 1868
Born	23 January 1834 Helsinki
Died	23 December 1899 (1899-12-24) (aged 65) Florence
Nationality	Finland

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[1]
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  Copy of a painting by Isaac van Ostade[2]
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  Copy of a painting by Adriaen van de Velde[3]

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.[4]

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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.[5]