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Antique English Oil Painting "Boy in a Sailor Suit" by William D. Adams

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Framed oil on canvas, by artist William Dacres Adams (British, 1864-1951), "Boy in a Sailer Suit. Unsigned. Provence was relayed by seller (an Interior Designer from White Oaks Interiors, Chicago). Dimensions 30" W x 52.5" H x 4.5" D About the Artist William Dacres Adams (1864-1951). Painter and lithographer of portraits and architectural subjects, born in Reading. Adams was educated at Radley College and Exeter College, Oxford. He studied law in Birmingham, but in 1884 abandoned his studies to train at the Birmingham School of Art. He subsequently (1886-90) studied at Sir Hubert Herkomers Bushey School of Art and in Munich, Germany. Adams was elected a member of the Royal Portrait Society and was Associate Societie Nationale de Beaux Arts. He showed extensively at the Fine Art Society (three one-man shows during the 1920s), the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute and Leicester Galleries. His work was greatly influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites (with whom his father was acquainted from school days). Examples of his work are in the collections of The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; Worcester College, Oxford; Museum of Fine Art, San Francisco and Wellington Art Gallery, New Zealand. Adams Lived for a time at Lechdale, Gloucestershire; London, and finally at Lewes, Sussex.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 52.5 in (133.35 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 35 in (88.9 cm)
  • Style:
    Georgian (Of the Period)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1860-1870
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Restored in 1992, by the previous owner, at The Chicago Conservation Center. See photo outlining work done. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Sheridan, CO
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: PB09221stDibs: LU8631239469002
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