Erich Carl Hugo Adamson (more commonly known as Adamson-Eric; 18 August 1902 – 2 December 1968) was an Estonian artist who worked mainly within the medium of painting in

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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

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before relocating to

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to study at the . After studying in Berlin, Adamson then moved to

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and studied with such artists as Charles Guérin,

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, Moise Kisling, and André Lhote before entering the private academy of Russian artist in 1925 and concentrating in the media of

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and

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. In June–July 1928, Adamson-Eric, along with fellow Estonian artists Eduard Wiiralt and Kristjan Teder finally opened an art exhibition in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

. 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.

Gallery

File:Adamson-Ericu majamuuseum, Lühike jalg 3, 8. august 2011.jpg, Adamson-Eric's house museum in

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. File:Tehnika 15 2011-04-20.JPG, House in

Kelmiküla Kelmiküla (Estonian for ''"Rascal Village"'' or ''"Rogue Village"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (North Tallinn), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,101 (). Gallery File:Tallinna Transpordikool ...

, Tallinn where Adamson-Eric lived from 1936 to 1968.

External links

Culture.ee – The Adamson-Eric Museum
1902 births 1968 deaths People from Tartu People from the Governorate of Livonia Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni Burials at Metsakalmistu 20th-century Estonian painters 20th-century Estonian male artists Soviet artists {{estonia-painter-stub