Patrick William Adam RSA (1852–1929) was a Scottish artist. He was a joint founder of the artistic group the Society of Eight. He is mainly remembered for his landscapes and interiors.
Life
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He was born on 12 October 1852 at 9 Brandon Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town the son of Patrick Adam a writer (lawyer) in Sang & Adam SSC, who had offices at 61 Great King Street.[1] He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and in London.[2][3]
He trained at the Royal Scottish Academy from 1874, winning the Stewart Prize for Life Drawing in 1877. He studied under William McTaggart and George Paul Chalmers.[4]
He made study trips to Paris, Rome, Venice (1894) and Russia. His work is in watercolours, pastels and (principally) oils.[5]
He was elected RSA in 1897. His main patron was Patrick Ford of Westerdunes in North Berwick.[6]
In 1908 he moved to "Ardilea" a villa on Dirleton Road in North Berwick. In 1912 he founded the Society of Eight together with Francis Cadell, Samuel Peploe, John Lavery, David Alison, James Cadenhead and others.[7] Cadell was greatly influenced by his interior paintings, mainly done in Ardilea.[5]
He died at home on 27 December 1929 and is buried with his wife in North Berwick Cemetery. His simple gravestone lies on the south wall near the south-east corner.
Known works
edit- Pont Neuf, Paris
- Interior, St Giles Cathedral
- John Miller Gray, first Curator of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
- The Breakfast Table (including a painting within a painting: John Lavery's portrait of his daughter Bea)
Family
editIn 1890 he was married to Theodora Alice D'Olier, whom he met in Florence.
Their daughter Bea married Lt Col W S Wingate Gray of the Royal Horse Artillery.[6]
References
edit- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1852
- ^ "Calton Gallery - Patrick William Adam RSA (1854-1929)". www.caltongallery.co.uk.
- ^ "Patrick William Adam". www.nationalgalleries.org.
- ^ "Patrick William Adam RSA (1852–1929)". John Gray Centre.
- ^ a b "Patrick William Adam".
- ^ a b "Patrick William Adam - The breakfast table - Richard Green". www.richardgreen.com.
- ^ "Society of Eight | Artist Biographies". www.artbiogs.co.uk.
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