Wayman Elbridge Adams ART FOR SALE

1883 Muncie, Indiana - 1959 Austin, Texas. Known for: Portrait-notables, figure, genre and mural painting.

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Wayman Adams is known for portraits of prominent persons including authors, painters, political leaders, etc. His portrait of Booth Tarkington brought him early recognition, and he was known as a "lightning" artist because his portraits were completed in one sitting. Ethnic types constitute one of the most intriguing aspects of his work. After receiving instruction at the Herron Art Institute* of Indianapolis, he went on to study with William Merritt Chase in Florence, Italy. From there he traveled, in 1912, to Spain with Robert Henri, and besides studying Velazquez, made many sketches of the life of the Spanish people. The sitter is the main focus in Adams' portraits, although he did utilize accessories. Examples of such accessories would... Read full biography

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Foxtrot

Type:Painting

Size:21.75" x 18.50" x 1.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Signed

Notes:

Impressionist painting of figures dancing by American artist Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959). Oil on panel, signed upper left, title on verso, housed in giltwood Stanford White style frame. Dimensions: 16 in H x 12.5 in W, actual; 21.75 in H x 18.5 in W x 1 in D, framed. Ref: 8

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Mexican Father and Son

Type:Painting

Year:1935-36

Size:80.00" x 35.00"

Medium:Oil

Signed:Signed

Notes:

"Mexican Father & Son" was painted during Adams's time teaching in Taxco, Mexico between 1935-19-36. Handcrafted metal frame from the craftsmen from the Taxco area.

Price: SOLD