Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Horse Oil Painting to the 1910s.
Adam was born in Munich and was the son of animal painter Benno Adam.
He studied painting under the guidance of his uncle, the painter Franz Adam, and later under Jean-François Portaels in Brussels. He became one of the last great masters in depicting horses, horse portraits and hunting scenes.
Adam married Josephine Marie, née Wurmb. They had two sons, the painter Richard Benno Adam (1873–1937) and the priest Ernst Adam (1884–1955).
Adam's work consisted primarily of horse paintings, equestrian portraits, and hunting scenes. He was invited with his father to Bohemia, in 1867, to paint the hunting club members portrait, a group of 60 people.
Dimensions - 21.5" x 28" (54.6 x 71.1cm) and 68 x 86 x 5 cm including frame.
Rue des Fontenelles has dated this Antique Horse Oil Painting to the 1910s.
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