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Dorothy J. Adams Original Signed "Frolicking Surf" Framed Serigraph
Dorothy J. Adams Original Signed "Frolicking Surf" Framed Serigraph

Dorothy J. Adams Original Signed "Frolicking Surf" Framed Serigraph

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful framed coastal scene serigraph Entitled "Frolicking Surf" By Dorothy J. Adams USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 19.5"W x 1.25"D x 16.25"H (including frame).

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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Paint

Portrait of a Young Woman
Portrait of a Young Woman

Portrait of a Young Woman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fellow Hoosier students in Munich included artists T. C. Steele and J. Ottis Adams, which helped the new arrival’s transition.

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1880s Barbizon School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Fabric, Paper

Provincetown, Pier Low Tide
Provincetown, Pier Low Tide

Provincetown, Pier Low Tide

By Henry Ryan MacGinnis

Located in Milford, NH

MacGinnis was born in Indiana and began his art studies under the Hoosier artists T.C. Steele, J.O. Adams and William Forsyth. After traveling to Europe for five years, he returned t...

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1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition in Original DJ, 1940
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition in Original DJ, 1940

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition in Original DJ, 1940

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1940s American Books

Materials

Paper

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940

For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Blakiston Edition, 1940

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1940s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

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Pan of Rohallion - Frederick MacMonnies - American - 1890 - Bronze
Pan of Rohallion - Frederick MacMonnies - American - 1890 - Bronze

Pan of Rohallion - Frederick MacMonnies - American - 1890 - Bronze

By Frederick William MacMonnies

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Rouard Fondeur France on base Bronze with green verdigris patina 30 inches without base (76.2 cm) This sculpture is a copy of a decorative fountain sculpture created for Rohallion,...

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1890s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Henry Ryan MacGinnis, Tiger Lillies, Oil on Canvas, 1930's
Henry Ryan MacGinnis, Tiger Lillies, Oil on Canvas, 1930's

Henry Ryan MacGinnis, Tiger Lillies, Oil on Canvas, 1930's

By Henry Ryan MacGinnis

Located in Doylestown, PA

Born in Indiana, Henry MacGinnis ( 1875-1962) began his art studies under the eminent Hoosier artists T.C. Steele, J.O. Adams and William Forsyth. In 1900, MacGinnis left to study i...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Coburg by CJ Vander & English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 112 Pc Dinner
Coburg by CJ Vander & English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 112 Pc Dinner

Coburg by CJ Vander & English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 112 Pc Dinner

By George Adams, Paul Storr, C.J. Vander

Located in Big Bend, WI

Dinner and luncheon size "Coburg" sterling silver flatware set made by CJ Vander & various English makers including Paul Storr, George Adams, & more - 112 pieces total includes: 12 D...

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20th Century Tableware

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Sterling Silver

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 61 Pcs
Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 61 Pcs

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 61 Pcs

By George Adams, C.J. Vander, Paul Storr

Located in Big Bend, WI

Superb dinner size "Coburg" by CJ Vander English sterling silver flatware set, 61 pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 10 1/4" 12 dinner size forks, 8 1/8" 12 luncheon ...

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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 98 Pcs
Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 98 Pcs

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 98 Pcs

By George Adams, C.J. Vander, Paul Storr

Located in Big Bend, WI

Extraordinary dinner size "Coburg" by CJ Vander and various English sterling silver Flatware set, 98 pieces. This pattern is impressively large and heavy! Makers as noted. This set i...

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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Coburg by Various English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 33 Pieces Dinner
Coburg by Various English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 33 Pieces Dinner

Coburg by Various English Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 33 Pieces Dinner

By George Adams, Paul Storr, C.J. Vander

Located in Big Bend, WI

Dinner size Coburg by Various English makers sterling silver flatware set, 33 pieces. This set includes: 6 dinner size knives, 10 1/4" (CJ Vander) 6 dinner size forks, 8 1/8" 6 sala...

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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Impressionist Landscape
Impressionist Landscape

Henry Ryan MacGinnisImpressionist Landscape

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H 30 in W 36 in D 1.75 in

Impressionist Landscape

By Henry Ryan MacGinnis

Located in Milford, NH

MacGinnis was born in Indiana and began his art studies under the Hoosier artists T.C. Steele, J.O. Adams and William Forsyth. After traveling to Europe for five years, he returned t...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tiger Lillies, American Impressionist Floral Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Framed
Tiger Lillies, American Impressionist Floral Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Framed

Tiger Lillies, American Impressionist Floral Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Framed

By Henry Ryan MacGinnis

Located in Doylestown, PA

Born in Indiana, Henry MacGinnis (1875-1962) began his art studies under the eminent Hoosier artists T.C. Steele, J.O. Adams and William Forsyth. At the age of twenty-one he showed h...

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tiger Lillies, American Impressionist Floral Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed
Tiger Lillies, American Impressionist Floral Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed

Tiger Lillies, American Impressionist Floral Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Signed

By Henry Ryan MacGinnis

Located in Doylestown, PA

Born in Indiana, Henry MacGinnis (1875-1962) began his art studies under the eminent Hoosier artists T.C. Steele, J.O. Adams and William Forsyth. At the age of twenty-one he showed h...

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1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique English Watercolor Painting by Thomas Mogford of Exeter, Signed, 1844
Antique English Watercolor Painting by Thomas Mogford of Exeter, Signed, 1844

Antique English Watercolor Painting by Thomas Mogford of Exeter, Signed, 1844

Located in Big Flats, NY

(now in the possession of the Royal Academy), Samuel Cousins, the engraver, Professor J. O. Adams, the astronomer, for Cambridge University (engraved by S.

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Paintings

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Watercolor

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1940

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1940s American Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

For Whom the Bell Tolls, Signed by Ernest Hemingway, Later Edition, 1955
For Whom the Bell Tolls, Signed by Ernest Hemingway, Later Edition, 1955

For Whom the Bell Tolls, Signed by Ernest Hemingway, Later Edition, 1955

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Original Dust Jacket
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Original Dust Jacket

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, Original Dust Jacket

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1940s Books

Materials

Paper

John Adams Green English Majolica Geranium Plates, circa 1865, Set of 6
John Adams Green English Majolica Geranium Plates, circa 1865, Set of 6

John Adams Green English Majolica Geranium Plates, circa 1865, Set of 6

By Adams

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The six plates vary slightly in color intensity. J. Adams & Co. operated the Victoria Works in St.

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Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century English Majolica Jardiniere Adams & Bromley
19th Century English Majolica Jardiniere Adams & Bromley

19th Century English Majolica Jardiniere Adams & Bromley

By Adams & Bromley

Located in Austin, TX

The firm was styled J. Adams & Co. until 1873 when it became known as Adams & Bromley.

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Antique 1880s English Victorian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Brass Sundial
Antique Brass Sundial

Antique Brass Sundial

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H 12 in W 12 in D 0.5 in

Antique Brass Sundial

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Antique solid brass sundial with wonderful patina. Markings include "J. Adams, London" in script, directionals "N, S, E, W, NW, NE, SW, SE" and phrase "Here Today Gone Tomorrow".

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Antique 19th Century English Sundials

Materials

Brass

Table Knife Fork Stainless Sheffield Set of Cutlery 37 England Antique Art Deco
Table Knife Fork Stainless Sheffield Set of Cutlery 37 England Antique Art Deco

Table Knife Fork Stainless Sheffield Set of Cutlery 37 England Antique Art Deco

Located in Wembley, GB

They all marked as the J. Adams Ltd (Sheffield Knives) which is a famous family business which has been making good quality knives for six generations in England; we are the parent c...

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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel

Pair of E.J. Victor Paint Decorated Inlaid Adams Paint Decorated Console Tables
Pair of E.J. Victor Paint Decorated Inlaid Adams Paint Decorated Console Tables

Pair of E.J. Victor Paint Decorated Inlaid Adams Paint Decorated Console Tables

By E.J. Victor

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a spectacular pair of inlaid E.J. Victor designed in the Adams style with gorgeous inlaid tops in a demilune form.

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Early 2000s American Adam Style Demi-lune Tables

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Walnut

Portrait of Tommy Adams

Portrait of Tommy Adams

By Simon Baus

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Baus attended the Herron Art School under J. Otis Adams and William Forsyth, also a student of Otto Stark's.

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1940s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 110 Pcs
Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 110 Pcs

Coburg CJ Vander English Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service Dinner 110 Pcs

By George Adams, C.J. Vander, Paul Storr

Located in Big Bend, WI

Extraordinary dinner size "Coburg" by CJ Vander English sterling silver flatware set, 111 pieces. This pattern is impressively large and heavy! This set includes: 12 dinner size k...

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20th Century Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

“New England”
“New England”

Joel W. Reichard“New England”, Circa 1960

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H 14.25 in W 21.25 in D 1 in

“New England”

Located in Southampton, NY

At the Herron, Reichard studied a curriculum created by T. C. Steele and J. Otis Adams, two important regionalist landscape painters.

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1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

“Fishing Shack, Maine”
“Fishing Shack, Maine”

“Fishing Shack, Maine”

Located in Southampton, NY

At the Herron, Reichard studied a curriculum created by T. C. Steele and J. Otis Adams, two important regionalist landscape painters.

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1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, circa 1940

"For Whom The Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, circa 1940

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

It will, I think, be one of the major novels of American literature Hemingway has struck universal chords, and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). First edition, firs...

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Vintage 1940s Books

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition Book, Circa 1940
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition Book, Circa 1940

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition Book, Circa 1940

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1940s Books

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, Early Printing, 1940
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, Early Printing, 1940

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, Early Printing, 1940

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway has struck universal chords and he has struck them vibrantly" (J. Donald Adams). Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American author and journalist.

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Vintage 1940s American Books

Materials

Paper

Ernest Hemingway: For Whom the Bell Tolls, first edition
Ernest Hemingway: For Whom the Bell Tolls, first edition

Ernest Hemingway: For Whom the Bell Tolls, first edition

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in New York, NY

It will, I think, be one of the major novels in American literature." -J. Donald Adams, The New York Times, 1940 FIRST EDITION.

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Vintage 1940s American Books

Six-Fold Screen , Edo Period 18th Century
Six-Fold Screen , Edo Period 18th Century

Six-Fold Screen , Edo Period 18th Century

Located in New York, NY

See "Decorative Folding Screens" by J. Adams for related examples. Japanese,18th Century

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Screens and Room Dividers

Chinese 19th C Corromandel 8 Fold Screen
Chinese 19th C Corromandel 8 Fold Screen

Chinese 19th C Corromandel 8 Fold Screen

Located in New York, NY

See "Decorative Folding Screens" by J. Adams for related examples. Chinese, 19th century See similiar examples of screens, wall decoration and decorative objects on our web sit...

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Antique 19th Century Screens and Room Dividers

Hand Painted Silk Six Panel Screen - Japanese ca. 1880
Hand Painted Silk Six Panel Screen - Japanese ca. 1880

Hand Painted Silk Six Panel Screen - Japanese ca. 1880

Located in New York, NY

See "Decorative Folding Screens" by J. Adams for related examples. Japanese, Circa 1880 See similiar examples of screens, wall decoration and decorative objects on our web site, ...

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20th Century Japanese Screens and Room Dividers

Anglo Dutch Leather Six Panel Screen
Anglo Dutch Leather Six Panel Screen

Anglo Dutch Leather Six Panel Screen

Located in New York, NY

Edwards, page 435 and "Decorative Folding Screens" by J. Adams, page 48, 59, and 60. Anglo-Dutch, 18th Century See similar examples of screens on our website Floria...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Screens and Room Dividers

Antique English, Sterling Silver Kings Pattern Complete Flatware Set for 12
Antique English, Sterling Silver Kings Pattern Complete Flatware Set for 12

Antique English, Sterling Silver Kings Pattern Complete Flatware Set for 12

By C.J. Vander, George Adams

Located in New York, NY

Victorian, hand wrought, antique English sterling silver flatware set, in the ever popular Kings pattern. Made by George Adams, hallmarks for London, 1841 - 1870. The sterling handle...

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Henry Ryan MacGinnis, Rocky Acres, Oil on Masonite, 1928
Henry Ryan MacGinnis, Rocky Acres, Oil on Masonite, 1928

Henry Ryan MacGinnis, Rocky Acres, Oil on Masonite, 1928

By Henry Ryan MacGinnis

Located in Doylestown, PA

Born in Indiana, Henry MacGinnis ( 1875-1962) began his art studies under the eminent Hoosier artists T.C. Steele, J.O. Adams and William Forsyth. In 1900, MacGinnis left to study i...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4.1776
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4.1776

The Signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4.1776

By John Trumbull

Located in New York, NY

The description continues, "In order to re-invigorate the courage of the colonists, B. Franklin, J. Adams and a number of other Representatives put forth a plan for a Republic and on...

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Early 19th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Paper

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Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford

Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford

By Anthony van Dyck

Located in London, GB

A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.  Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...

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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

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J Adams For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of j adams is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Impressionist, abstract and street art styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. J adams available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, black, beige, orange and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Skip Arnold, Charles Partridge Adams, Jenny Kemp, Mikael Levin and Henry Ryan MacGinnis are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, paper and oil paint.

How Much are J Adams?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — j adams in our inventory begin at $49 and can go as high as $9,000,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,400.