Oil Paint

Impressionist landscape of a stream with a bridge and boats. Blues and Greens are the primary tones in the painting. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The canvas is stretched over an artist board. It is framed in a gold and black frame with a burlap matte.

Born in Huntsville in 1927, Adickes graduated from Huntsville High School in 1943. Nearing the end of World War II, at age 17 he joined the Air Force and regularly traveled to France. “I always liked art and was always drawing in the margins of my book,” Adickes said. “But being in Paris where there are galleries and museums on every corner—as just a small-town kid from Huntsville, Texas—that was my turning point.” After completing his service, Adickes returned to Huntsville and earned his bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University. He then studied art with artist Fernand Leger in France for two years before moving to Houston to open his own art school.

H 38 in. x W 44 in. x D 1.75 in.

H 30 in x W 36 in.