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An art studio with participants painting at easels and Edward Adamson standing and observing

Creator's name and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Adamson Collection

Identified works created in Adamson's studios

Works by Lorraine, Mary

Adults and children at the seaside bathing, playing on the sand and walking along the promenade

A beach and lake in front of snow-capped mountains

A garden showing the side of a building, a path and a tree without leaves

Spectators at a bullring watching toreros, some on horseback, perform with a bull

A theatre stage with characters standing in a fairytale woodland

The interior of a circus tent, with performers and animals viewed from above

A woman with top of head removed seated in a highbacked chair with a bottle and gun at her feet

Two female dancers on stage with musicians in the orchestra pit below

A man in a blue jacket standing next to a horse

A beach scene with a nude woman seated and a man kneeling at her feet

Four ballerinas, one of whom is standing behind large tree trunk scenery

Three men on crucifixes

A grain field being harvested, with a windmill in the background

A woman in a large white head covering and black shirt, possibly a nun, showing head and shoulders

An older man reclining, playing a guitar

A garden lawn and patio in front of a house with a flowerbed behind the house

A vegetable patch in the back garden of a cottage in the countryside

A white farmhouse with barn, trees and a rider and horse in the foreground

People relaxing and boating in a circular cove

A study with bookshelves, a desk and a large red carpet

A river with boats, people relaxing on the riverbank and a row of houses in the background

A row of front gardens with several plants and terraced houses in the background

"Temptation!"

A man in fox hunting attire sitting on a horse in a field

A roundabout and road with traffic next to a promenade and beach with people walking and sunbathing

A long path surrounded by trees and hills leading to a house in the background

"Mental Hospital Surrey"

"Boleskine House"

A driveway and garden in front of a house, with mountains in the background

Exterior of a large house and driveway

A nursery room with children, toys and a nurse

Ballerinas dancing in a dance studio

A studio scene depicting an artist painting a nude woman

Road surrounded by green fields leading to a village and harbour

Several people standing around a portrait on an easel in a large room with a fireplace and paintings on the walls

A nude woman standing with a fig leaf covering her genitalia

A man and woman in traditional Spanish clothing on a horse in front of a building

A nude woman sitting in a blue chair

A woman with outstretched arms, lifting the hem of her dress at the edges

"Gezira '35"

A doctor, nurse and woman standing around a second nurse bent forward over a table

Interior of a bar with many customers, dogs and cats

"L'aiglon"

"Hamish on Sunday"

An unfinished work showing figures walking in front of a brick building

The interior of a restaurant with two customers, chef and doorman

"Edam cheeses - bell tower 1932"

A park with children playing

"Vincennes '31"

A street scene with shops, markets stalls and horse drawn vehicles

Scene of adults and children in a field with a table laid with food and drink

A belly dancer performing on sand

The interior of a room with two women, likely patients at Netherne Hospital, cleaning the floor

Figures relaxing and playing in fields near the sea in a tropical location

"Le Marin et ca roule"

A golf course with a couple playing golf and two golf caddies, one lying in the grass

"Marietje Pieter en katten 3/6/44"

A garden scene, with patio and flower beds, a gardener tending flowers and a figure in the doorway of the house

People harvesting and baling hay in a field beside a house

The deck of a ship with passengers dressed for dinner

A man wearing a white feathered headdress

"Singapore Races"

A man wearing a red kilt speaking to another figure near three seated, unhappy figures

Skaters on a frozen pond with people skiing and tobogganing in the background

A woman sitting on a chair with her arms folded and legs crossed

A man dressed as a satyr

Scene at a horse race track

An art studio with participants painting at easels and Edward Adamson standing and observing

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