Wm Apthorp Adams, Cincinnati Artist, 1912 Oil/Board 24 X 36

Description

Vintage oil painting on canvas mounted on board by William Apthorp Adams, image size 24 x 36. Adams was a Cincinnati artist 1872-1952 who studied with Duveneck. Signed lower left dated 1912. Original frame, good condition.

William Apthorp Adams, 245 Fifth Street, a retired artist and newspaperman, died Wednesday, July 16, 1952, at his home.
The son of Michael Cassley Adams, and an artist mother, Frances Hall Adams, whose best-known painting is "Custer's Last Stand." Mr. Adams was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied art with Frank Duveneck at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cincinnati, and in Antwerp and Brussels, Belgium and Paris.
During his active life he was an artist on the Cincinnati Inquirer, and was art director in New York for the New York American and New York Mirror.

Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good condition

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Oil Paint

Details:
Frame Type: Framed
Art Subjects: Landscape
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: United States

Condition

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good condition

Buyer's Premium

20%

Dimensions

24 x 36 x 24 in

Wm Apthorp Adams, Cincinnati Artist, 1912 Oil/Board 24 X 36

Lot 0812

Estimate $1,300-$2,250

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