This is fine abstracted figurative painting of a group of three people waiting on a street.
This artwork concentrating on three standing figures bathed in a neon / slightly ghostly light is typical of his work. The forms of the figures are disolved and their features are obscured adding to the mystery of the scene - where are they standing, what are they waiting for?
There is a concentration of loose brushstrokes and a hasty application of the paint - almost as if the artist was quickly trying to capture the group before they moved away. The way the paint has been applied in random blocks and the colours are consistent with how Adamson worked with pastel.
He often completed such works in pastel - but this one is an oil painting on canvas for a show at the Scottish Gallery in George Street when they were based there in the 1980s. The Scottish Gallery label is still on the reverse of the canvas, as photographed. It is signed: Crawfurd Adamson in the lower right corner.
Dimensions: Frame (a nice sturdy black wood one) measures 53 x 43 cm. The Canvas size is 40 x 30 cm. A great size for the more domestic interior. It is nice and clean with no condition problems and ready for you to hang straight on your wall.
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BIOGRAPHY: Crawfurd Adamson (1953 - 2024) was an established figurative artist who was born in Edinburgh - but he spent much of his time in England. He graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone School of Art in 1976. During the course of his degree, he won the Scottish Education Department's Travelling Scholarship and another immediately after his graduation. In 1977, he was granted a scholarship to work in France.
Crawfurd Adamson moved to Hastings in 1987 where he has lived and worked ever since.
His work is in prestigious collections such as the Metropolican Museum of Art in New York, and the Fleming Collection in London, as well as a number of private collections. He has also exhibited widely throughout the UK, Europe and USA in both solo and group exhibitions - including a few shows with the Scottish Gallery in the 80s.