Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd

Description

Oil painting by Marie-Edouard Adam (French, 1847-1929)

The General Cargo Steamer St. Vincent at Sea. Oil on canvas signed ‘Adam Fils 1888’ (lower right), presented in its original maple frame.

The SS St. Vincent (1866): A Steel Screw Steamer was constructed by John Batchelor / Batchelor Bros., Cardiff, Wales for James Ware. Subsequent owners 04/1892 James A. Ware, Penarth 06/1900 William A. Osbourne, Bristol, and Humphry Wallis, Cardiff 09/1920 William A. Osbourne, Bristol 09/1921 Osbourne and Wallis Ltd, Bristol. She was broken up in 1936.

Canvas: 24 1/4 x 36 in. (61.5 x 91.5 cm.)
Frame: 28 x 39 3/4 in. (71 x 101 cm.)

Condition: The canvas has been protected with old wooden boards tacked onto the back of the stretcher, consequently the canvas has been protected and has not suffered any damage. There are however some ‘fly’ spots on the inside of the glass and some areas on the surface of painting.

Edouard Adam was the name of both a father and son who painted ship’s portraits in the port of Le Havre around the same time. There is much confusion between the two as their works were quite similar. Both Adams were the official painters to the department of marine in Le Havre and were well known and prolific marine artists.

The younger Adam usually signed himself “Adam Fils” and was better known for his steamships painted in the first quarter of the 20th century. Adam the elder, who was more prolific, specialized in sailing vessels, but painted steamers as well. He is often regarded as the French equivalent of the master American ship portraitist, Antonio Jacobsen and is noted for recording the crucial transition period of wind power to steam.

In addition to many fine portraits of sailing vessels, both Adams painted commissions of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantic Liners, private yachts and naval ships. A commission from Queen Victoria further attests to their abilities.

Examples of the Adams’ Work Reside in the Following Collections: Musee de la Marine, Paris, France National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England Maritime Museum Prins Hendrik, Rotterdam, Holland Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, Maine National Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California.
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