Adamson-Eric


Erich Carl Hugo Adamson was an Estonian artist who worked mainly within the medium of painting in applied art.

Life

Erich Carl Hugo Adamson was born 18 August 1902 in Tartu. He was the fourth child of Jaan and Anna Adamson. Adamson attended schools in his native Estonia before relocating to Berlin to study at the. After studying in Berlin, Adamson then moved to Paris and studied with such artists as Charles Guérin, Roger Bissière, Moise Kisling, and André Lhote before entering the private academy of Russian artist in 1925 and concentrating in the media of art deco and Neue Sachlichkeit.
In June–July 1928, Adamson-Eric, along with fellow Estonian artists Eduard Wiiralt and finally opened an art exhibition in Tallinn. Adamson's career as an artist spanned nearly four decades. He died in Tallinn, where many of his works are on permanent display in the Adamson-Eric Museum on Lühike jalg Street.

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