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Artist: Wayman Adams
Foxtrot
By Wayman Adams
Located in Milford, NH
A fine impressionist painting of figures dancing by American artist Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959). Adams was born in Muncie, Indiana, studied at the Herron Art Institute in India...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Wayman Adams Art
Materials
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$22,000
From a Balcony, French Quarter, New Orleans
By Wayman Adams
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Wayman Elbridge Adams (1883-1959).
From a Balcony, New Orleans, French Quarter, ca.1930.
Oil on masonite panel, 12 x 16 inches; 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed.
Excellent condition. ...
Category
1930s Wayman Adams Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$8,400 Sale Price
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Blue, Yellow, Orange and Cream Toned Abstract Figurative Landscape with Lake
By Wayman Adams
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, yellow, orange, and cream toned abstract field landscape depicting a figure in blue reading a book. Matted in linen and framed in a carved vintage frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 14.25 in. x W 19.5 in.
Artist Biography: Wayman Elbridge Adams (September 23, 1883 – April 7, 1959) was an American painter best known for his portraits of famous people...
Category
20th Century Abstract Wayman Adams Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Artist Biography: Wayman Adams was born in rural Indiana in 1883. His interest in art was cultivated at an early age by his father who was a horse farmer and an amateur artist. At the age of twenty-one Adams moved to Indianapolis to attend the John Herron Art Institute. It was here that Adams began to paint portraits, the subject matter for which he became best known. Having made a name for himself as a portraitist, Adams moved to New York City. While there he took two trips to Europe, the first in 1910 when he traveled to Italy with William Merritt Chase. Two years later he accompanied Robert Henri to Spain where he met fellow artist Margaret Borroughs, whom he married six years later. The couple had one child, a son named Wayman Jr. who was called "Snig."
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