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Sofie Amalia Ribbing (6 March 1835 – 7 December 1894) was a Swedish painter of the
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. She specialized in portraits and
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scenes, often placed in family settings.


Biography

She was born at Adelöv in Jönköping County, Sweden. She was the daughter of Per Arvid Ribbing and Carolina Augusta Ehrencrona. Her father was the Chairman of the local District Court (''Häradshövding''). When she was only four, her family moved to Hakarp Parish, closer to
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. Beginning in 1850, she studied at the
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, then transferred to the
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, where she studied with
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, who would later become the Academy's President. She later went to
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and found a position in the studios of
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, then continued her studies in
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with the painter and engraver
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. During the 1860s, she had a studio in
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. In 1866, under Gallait's sponsorship, she held her first showing at the
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. That same year, she had a successful showing at the Industrial Exposition of Stockholm. She later made lengthy visits to London, where she held exhibitions in 1872 and 1888, and
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. She also spent time in Rome with her friend, the painter
Agnes Börjesson Agnes Fredrika Börjesson, sometimes called Agneta (1 May 1827, Uppsala – 26 January 1900, Alassio, Italy), was a Swedish painter who specialized in Genre art, genre and historical scenes. Biography Her father, Johan Börjesson, was a pas ...
. She never married. She died during 1894 at Christiania (now Oslo) while visiting Norway. Her works may be seen at the
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,
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and the
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of Norway. In 2016, the
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chose her painting '' Boys Drawing'' (1864) as one of the works that would represent Sweden for "Europeana 280"; a celebration of Europe's shared artistic heritage.


References


Further reading

* Carin Österberg, et al., ''Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nyskapare'', Signum, Lund 1990, * Dackling, Martin; * ''
Svenskt konstnärslexikon The ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' is a dictionary of Swedish art and artists that was published in five volumes by Allhems Förlag AB from 1952 to 1967.1835 births 1894 deaths People from Tranås Municipality 19th-century Swedish painters Düsseldorf school of painting 19th-century Swedish women painters Artists from Jönköping County