Patrick Adam
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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.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1852 He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and in London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.caltongallery.co.uk/Artist.aspx?id=Artist.ADAM|title=Calton Gallery - Patrick William Adam RSA (1854-1929)|website=www.caltongallery.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/patrick-william-adam|title=Patrick William Adam|website=www.nationalgalleries.org}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.johngraycentre.org/index.php?|title=Patrick William Adam RSA (1852–1929)|website=John Gray Centre}}
He made study trips to Paris, Rome, Venice (1894) and Russia. His work is in watercolours, pastels and (principally) oils.{{Cite web|url=https://portlandgallery.com/artists/patrick-william-adam/|title=Patrick William Adam}}
He was elected RSA in 1897. His main patron was Patrick Ford of Westerdunes in North Berwick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.richardgreen.com/the-breakfast-table/p/248|title=Patrick William Adam - The breakfast table - Richard Green|website=www.richardgreen.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artbiogs.co.uk/2/societies/society-eight|title=Society of Eight | Artist Biographies|website=www.artbiogs.co.uk}} Cadell was greatly influenced by his interior paintings, mainly done in Ardilea.
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
- 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
In 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.
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Category:Artists from Edinburgh
Category:People educated at Edinburgh Academy
Category:20th-century Scottish artists
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