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THBHarry Curieux Adamson (1916-2012) Medina County Impressions
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LiveJul 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
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Harry Curieux Adamson (1916-2012) Medina County Impressions, 1975
signed "Harry Curieux Adamson" lower right
oil on board, 21 by 33 1/4 in.
Harry Adamson was one of the premier waterfowl painters of the last fifty years. Born in Seattle in 1916, he studied under Paul J. Fair who is best known for his wildlife photography. He began painting after serving in World War II, selling a painting to the president of Mexico within the first decade of his career. His success continued and he was given the honor of being the first California Waterfowl Association Artist of the Year, as well as the 1979 Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year. His works have been included in shows at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the British Museum, and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Admired by his fellow artists, Adamson had a knack for capturing birds in their natural habitats. His thoroughly detailed landscapes are the perfect backdrop for his accurately painted waterfowl.
Adamson recounted the experience that served as the inspiration for this work in Diane Inman's book "From Marsh to Mountain: The Art of Harry Curieux Adamson." Inman writes, "Eventually, Harry painted "Medina County Impressions," a large canvas featuring what he called a 'Woolworth's window' of green-wing teal, widgeon, gadwall, blue-wing teal, pintails, mallards, and even some moor hens. Adamson explains, 'I actually think there were about nine species, and that's exactly what we saw as we walked up that creek.'"
Provenance: Private Collection, Virginia
Donal C. O'Brien, Jr., Collection, acquired from Copley Fine Art Auctions, The Winter Sale 2013, lot 29Literature: Diane K. Inman, From Marsh to Mountain: The Art of Harry Curieux Adamson, San Francisco, CA, 1999, p. 107, illustrated.
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