Description
Substantial early work in watercolor, abstract expressionist painting of "Goldfish" By Norma Auer Adams (Norma Jean Anderson) painter and writer.Signed lower righ N. Adams and exhibit card on verso. Exhibited; 1978.
Image, 15.5"H x 22"W. metal frame, and shipped without glass.
Bachelor in Art, Stanford University, 1961, recipient Gehner Watercolor award National Association Women Artists, 1978, Greenville Artists Guild award, 1978.
After a thirty-plus year career creating paintings and works of art, Norma Jean Anderson (known professionally as Norma Auer Adams) has turned to writing. The subjects covered by this versatile artist have included stories about her paintings, memories of a beloved pet, and postcards from her father, saved from childhood that reveal how San Francisco in 1945 saw itself through its penny postcards.
Exhibitions include Triton Museum, California, 1978, The Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1978, Birmingham Museum Art, 1978, 80, Asheville Museum, North Carolina, 1978, Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, California, 1979, Louisiana Watercolor Society, 1980, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, 1980, 81, Rahr-West Museum, Wisconsin, 1980, The Art Works Gallery, Sacramento, 1980, 82, Artists' Cooperative Gallery, San Francisco, 1980, Bay Arts Exhibitions, California, 1980, Salmagundi Club, New York City, 1980, Springville Museum, Utah, 1980, Burpee Museum, Illinois, 1981, Gallery of World Art, Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, 1982, Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, Connecticut, 1982, 83, 84, 85,, Reece Galleries, New York City, 1986, 89, Southern Alleghenies Museum Art, Pennsylvania, 1987. Represented in numerous public and private collections.
Condition:
Alterations: Unknown
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Excellent
Materials & Techniques:
Paper, Watercolor
Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Unframed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Image, 15.5"H x 22"W. metal frame, and shipped without glass.
Bachelor in Art, Stanford University, 1961, recipient Gehner Watercolor award National Association Women Artists, 1978, Greenville Artists Guild award, 1978.
After a thirty-plus year career creating paintings and works of art, Norma Jean Anderson (known professionally as Norma Auer Adams) has turned to writing. The subjects covered by this versatile artist have included stories about her paintings, memories of a beloved pet, and postcards from her father, saved from childhood that reveal how San Francisco in 1945 saw itself through its penny postcards.
Exhibitions include Triton Museum, California, 1978, The Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1978, Birmingham Museum Art, 1978, 80, Asheville Museum, North Carolina, 1978, Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, California, 1979, Louisiana Watercolor Society, 1980, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, 1980, 81, Rahr-West Museum, Wisconsin, 1980, The Art Works Gallery, Sacramento, 1980, 82, Artists' Cooperative Gallery, San Francisco, 1980, Bay Arts Exhibitions, California, 1980, Salmagundi Club, New York City, 1980, Springville Museum, Utah, 1980, Burpee Museum, Illinois, 1981, Gallery of World Art, Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts, 1982, Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, Connecticut, 1982, 83, 84, 85,, Reece Galleries, New York City, 1986, 89, Southern Alleghenies Museum Art, Pennsylvania, 1987. Represented in numerous public and private collections.
Condition:
Alterations: Unknown
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Excellent
Materials & Techniques:
Paper, Watercolor
Details:
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Unframed
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Condition
Unknown; Some Imperfections; Excellent
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
22 x 28 x 1 in
Norma Auer Adams Goldfish Watercolor Abstraction 1978
Estimate $1,700-$3,180
Starting Bid
$850
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Oct 15, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTNew York, NY, United States
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