Lily Osman Adams
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Lily Osman Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1865 |
| Died | 1945 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Known for | Trilliums (AGO) |
Lily Osman Adams (1865–1945) was a Canadian painter. She worked mainly in pastel and watercolor, and depicted landscapes, flowers and still life.
Lily Osman Adams was born in Toronto in 1865.[1] She studied privately under Farquhar McGillivray Knowles (1859–1932) and Lucius Richard O'Brien (1832–1899). She attended the Toronto Art School where she was taught by John William Beatty (1869–1941). In New York, she studied at Columbia University and the Art Students League of New York under Arthur Wesley Dow and John F. Carlson.[2] She also studied at the University of Toronto, St John's Wood Art School, the Ontario School of Art and the Newlyn School of Art, Newlyn, England, under Stanhope Forbes.[1] In her later years, she studied under L. Birge Harrison at Woodstock, New York.[3]
Style
Adams is a painter who specialized in landscapes, flowers, and still life genres. Adams’ primary mediums are watercolour, pastel, and occasionally oil paint.[4] Her landscapes are evocative of the impressionist movement where she utilizes bold brushstrokes to depict nature.
