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Nov. 25, 2023
Adam, Emil
Est: €3,000 - €4,500
Adam, Emil 1843 Munich - 1924 ibid. «Morgenscene im Paddok (morning scene in the paddock)». Oil on canvas. Signed lower right and dated 1916. Verso on the stretcher on a label titled and inscribed «(Vollblutpferde (thouroughbreds))» and «Ölgemälde von Prof. Emil Adam. München 154, Nymphenburgerstr (oil painting by Prof. Emil Adam. Munich 154, Nymphenburgerstr)» as well as remains of a printed label from the Galerie Reith, Munich. H 58, W 78 (support). Gilt frame. Noble racehorses are the preferred subject of the artist Emil Adam. He quickly became a painter of prominent horses as well as horse owners. Among others, he painted for the Duke of Westminster, the Prince of Wales and William Kissam Vanderbilt, meaning that his works hung in the noblest houses in Europe at the time. His house at 154 Nymphenburger Str. in Munich was also referred to as «Adamshall». Provenance: Sotheby's, London, auction 05.10.1988, lot 151; private collection Markgräflerland. Condition report: Good overall impression. Isolated skillful retouching upper middle and upper left, few tiny spots of paint loss (approx. 1 to 2 mm) upper right and lower left. DEUTSCH: Adam, Emil 1843 München - 1924 ebd. «Morgenscene im Paddok». Öl auf Leinwand. U.r. sign. und 1916 dat. Verso auf dem Keilrahmen auf einem Etikett handschriftlich bet., bez. «(Vollblutpferde)» und «Ölgemälde von Prof. Emil Adam. München 154, Nymphenburgerstr» sowie Reste eines gedruckten Etiketts der Galerie Reith, München. H. 58, B. 78 (Bildträger). Vergolderrahmen. Edle Rassenpferde sind das bevorzugte Sujet des Künstlers Emil Adam. Er avancierte schnell zu einem Maler prominenter Pferde sowie Pferdebesitzer. Unter anderem arbeitete er für den Herzog von Westminster, den Prince of Wales und William Kissam Vanderbilt, wodurch seine Werke seinerzeit in den edelsten Häusern Europas hingen. Sein eigenes Haus in der Münchener Nymphenburger Str. 154 wurde auch «Adamshall» genannt. Provenienz: Sotheby's, London, Auktion 05.10.1988, Los 151; Privatsammlung Markgräflerland. Zustandsbericht: Guter Gesamteindruck. Mitte o. und o.l. punktuell fachmännische Retuschen, o.r. und u.l. vereinzelt winzige Farbfehlstellen (ca. 1 bis 2 mm).
Auktionshaus Kaupp GmbH
Oct. 24, 2023
Emil Adam
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
(München 1843-1924) „La Camargo“, Poulinière à Jardy“, titled on plaque, signed, dated Emil Adam 1905, La Camargo, oil on canvas, 56 x 68 cm, framed Provenance : Collection Edmond Blanc (1856-1920), Paris / Neuilly-sur-Seine; His heirs – Private Collection, France; Sale, Beaussant & Lefévre, Paris, 7 November 2011, Lot 25. Compare: Guy Thibault, Un siècle de galop 1900-2000, Paris 2001, p. 18 f. La Camargo, a bay mare born in 1898 (by Childwick, out of Belle et Bonne), owned by Adolphe Abeille, was one of the all-time greats on the racecourse. In 1900, as a 2-year-old, she won the Prix de la Forêt at Chantilly. In 1901 at Longchamp she won the Prix de Diane and La Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (the French Classics for 3-year old fillies), the Prix Vermeille (for 3-year-olds and older) and the Prix du Cadran (over 4000 m). In 1902 she won the Grosser Preis von Baden, in 1903 the Prix des Sablons and the Prix d’Ispahan; the latter again in 1904. In all, she ran 35 races during her career 1900-1904, winning 25 of them and being placed in seven. The Haras de Jardy was the famous breeding operation established in 1890 by Edmond Blanc at Marnes-la-Coquette outside Paris, where La Camargo was sent after her remarkable racing career ended in 1904. She was admired at Jardy by King Edward VII during his visit in May 1905, the year the present painting is dated. In 1911 she was bought by Lady James Douglas for her recently established Harwood Stud, near Newbury, and exported to England. La Camargo died at Newmarket in May 1913, following a veterinary error.
Dorotheum
Jun. 30, 2023
ADAM, EMIL. Zwei Schimmel mit einem Fohlen. Öl auf Lwd.
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
ADAM, EMIL 1843 München - 1924 ebd. Zwei Schimmel mit einem Fohlen Öl auf Lwd. R. u. signiert und bez. "Scharnhausen"?. 40 x 50 cm. Rahmen.
Scheublein Art & Auktionen
Jun. 03, 2023
A STALLION WITH JOCKEY UP BY EMIL ADAM
Est: €650 - €1,200
Oil on canvas, lower left singed and dated "Emil Adam. 1888". Emil Adam (1843 Munich â€“ 1924 Munich). Germany, 1888, dimensions 32 x 26.5 cm. Framed. Condition 2
Antikvity
Dec. 03, 2022
A Stallion with Jockey up by Emil Adam
Est: €800 - €1,200
Oil on canvas, lower left singed and dated "Emil Adam. 1888". Emil Adam (1843 Munich – 1924 Munich). Germany, 1888, dimensions 32 x 26.5 cm. Framed. Condition 2
Antikvity
Apr. 06, 2022
Emil Adam (German, 1843-1924), 'Melody' & 'Mons Meg', a pair of horse portraits, Oil on canvas, both signed an
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Emil Adam (German, 1843-1924), 'Melody' & 'Mons Meg', a pair of horse portraits, Oil on canvas, both signed and inscribed, 12" x 15" each.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 05, 2022
ADAM, EMIL (1843 MÜNCHEN - 1924). DAS PFERD "LOUP".
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ADAM, Emil(1843 München - 1924) Das Pferd "Loup" Aquarell/Gouache. Links unten signiert mit teils undeutlichem Zusatz "...Gestüt Felgyö...". Datiert: 3 August 1916. Passepartoutausschnitt 15,5 x 19 cm. Gerahmt & hinter Glas35 x 41 cm. Ganzfiguriges Porträt des hellbraunen Tieres im hellen Licht Tiermaler in München. Literatur : Thieme/Becker.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Mar. 05, 2022
ADAM, EMIL (1843 MÜNCHEN - 1924). PFERDEBILD.
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ADAM, Emil(1843 München - 1924) Pferdebild Aquarell. Rechts unten monogrammiert mit Zusatz Waldsteinpalais Prag. Datiert: 2.Febr. (18)85. 26 x 34 cm. Gerahmt & hinter Glas44 x 50 cm. Das hellbraune Tier im hellen Licht mit Blick zum Betrachter Tiermaler in München. Literatur : Thieme/Becker.
Auktionshaus Wendl
Feb. 26, 2022
Adam, Emil (1843-1924) "Horse Racing in Longchamp" 1873, watercolor/gouache/paper, mounted, b.r. sign./dat., verso adhesive label "Galerie Seiferheld und Co./ NY", 19.6x28.4cm (w.f. 37.4x47cm), acquired in 1968 from Seiferheld & Co., New York, forme
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Adam, Emil (1843-1924) "Horse Racing in Longchamp" 1873, watercolor/gouache/paper, mounted, b.r. sign./dat., verso adhesive label "Galerie Seiferheld und Co./ NY", 19.6x28.4cm (w.f. 37.4x47cm), acquired in 1968 from Seiferheld & Co., New York, former coll. C.V. of the Painting Department at MET/NY
Kendzia
Dec. 14, 2021
Emil Adam (German 1843-1924), Portrait of the race horse, Kincsem
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Emil Adam (German 1843-1924)Portrait of the race horse, KincsemOil on canvasSigned and dated 1895 (lower right), extensively inscribed by the artist (to two labels verso) 55 x 70cm (21½ x 27½ in.)Kincsem: Foaled in 1874 by Cambuscan out of Water Nymph, winner of the Goodwood Cup 1878, Kincsem was the winner of 54 races and never defeated.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 10, 2021
Adam, Emil: Pferd im Stall
Est: €500 - €700
Emil Adam 1843 - 1924 Horse in the stable Oil on canvas; H 23 cm, W 16.5 cm; signed and dated lower right ''Emil Adam 88''
Peter Karbstein - Kunst und Auktionshaus
Jul. 01, 2021
EMIL ADAM (1843 MUNICH - 1924 IBID.), STUDY, C. 1870
Est: €150 - €250
Emil Adam (1843 Munich - 1924 ibid.), Study, c. 1870, Back view of a standing man in a riding jacket, his right hand on his body, holding a riding crop. Pencil on cream-gray paper. 17.2 x 10 cm. Oval estate stamp lower right. On the back: a study of a left arm, the hand in a glacé glove, holding a cigarette. Inscribed lower left: 'No. 11 Prince Alexander Croy ', with inventory no. in ink '260'. Passe-partout.,
Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH
Jun. 08, 2021
EMIL ADAM (GERMAN, 1843-1924) MANIFESTO, CIRCA 1899, ENGRAVING OF THE DUAL GRAND NATIONAL WINNER,
Est: £150 - £200
Emil Adam (German, 1843-1924) MANIFESTO, circa 1899, engraving of the dual Grand National winner, George Williamson up, depicted with a racecourse background, signed by the artist in pencil lower right, mounted, framed and glazed, 86 by 97cm. overall, fair condition, water damage to mount and possibly to engraving underneath Manifesto, viewed as the Red Rum of the late 19th century, ran in a record eight Grand Nationals, winning twice in 1897 and 1899, finishing third on three occasions and fourth once. Irish bred and foaled in 1888, he ran in his final Grand National at the age of 16.
Graham Budd Auctions
Mar. 26, 2021
Adam, Emil: Pferdetrieb in der Puszta
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Adam, Emil — Horse drive in the Puszta (Munich 1843-1942 ibid.) Oil on canvas. Signed in full lower left with date ''1920''. 80 x 140 cm. - Lit. Thieme/Becker 1, Vollmer 5, Saur AKL 1. // Adam, Emil Pferdetrieb in der Puszta (München 1843-1942 ebd.) Öl/Lwd. Links unten voll sign. mit Dat. ''1920''. 80 x 140 cm.- Lit. Thieme/Becker 1, Vollmer 5, Saur AKL 1.
Kunstauktionshaus Schlosser
Mar. 11, 2021
EMIL ADAM (1843-1924)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Covert Hack with Major Hughes Onslow, Winner of the Conyngham Cup 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1903. Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame. Dated 1903
Sheppards
Mar. 11, 2021
EMIL ADAM (1843-1924)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
AMBUSH II on Newmarket racecourse with jockey, Algernon Anthony (1872-1923), up, wearing the Prince of Wales colours Oil on canvas. Enclosed in a gilt frame
Sheppards
Mar. 11, 2021
EMIL ADAM (1843-1924)
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Game Chick. Oil on canvas enclosed in a gilt frame. Signed bottom right, dated 1902.
Sheppards
Jan. 30, 2021
ADAM, EMIL (1843-1926), "Im Stall stehender Schimmel",
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ADAM, EMIL (1843-1926), "White horse standing in the stable", the saddle lying on the blanket at his feet, below right signed and dated 'Emil Adam 1863', oil / canvas, HxW: approx. 35x44 cm (51x60 cm with frame). Craquelé, few signs of rubbing and scratches, restored and retouched. With frame (edges slightly damaged in places).
Auktionshaus Eppli
Dec. 10, 2020
EMIL ADAM (FRENCH 1847-1929) S.S. JAMES WATT OFF THE ENGLISH COAST
Est: £800 - £1,200
EMIL ADAM (FRENCH 1847-1929) S.S. JAMES WATT OFF THE ENGLISH COAST signed, inscribed and dated 'Havre 1881', oil on canvas (58cm x 88cm (22.7in x 34.5in))
Lyon & Turnbull
Oct. 01, 2020
Emil Adam (German, 1843-1924)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Emil Adam (German, 1843-1924) St Simon, the Duke of Portland's bay racehorse in a stable signed lower right 'Emil Adam.1890' and inscribed lower left 'St Simon' oil on canvas 30 x 37cm Footnote: Provenance: William Waugh (1862-1927), a trainer at Balaton Lodge, Newmarket, His Sale, London, Christie's, 27th June 1927, where bought by Algernon Dunn Gardner (1853-1929) St Simon was bred by Prince Gustavus Batthyany and foaled in 1881. Subsequently sold to the Duke of Portland, and stabled at Heath House, Newmarket, he was undefeated in all nine of his races, including the Ascot Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup, and Epsom Gold Cup. On retiring from racing and being put to stud, St Simon was awarded leading sire in Britain & Ireland from 1890-1896, and 1900-1901, and leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland between 1903 and 1907 and again in 1916. He produced winners of over 500 races, and amongst his most notable offspring were included Memoir, Semolina, La Fleche, Mrs Butterwick, Amiable, Persimmon, St Frusquin, Diamond Jubilee, La Roche, and Winifreda.
Cheffins
Dec. 05, 2019
Emil Adam, 1843 München – 1924 ebenda
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
PFERDEPORTRAIT „PARDON“ Öl auf Holz. 30 x 38,5 cm. Rechts unten signiert und datiert „Emil Adam 1899“, links unten bezeichnet „Pardon“. Prachtvoller Brauner in einem Stall mit Stroh und einem am Boden stehenden Eimer, in den das helle Licht von links aus nicht sichtbarer Quelle einfällt und leichten Schatten wirft. Hervorragende Darstellung des Pferdes mit glänzendem Fell. Kleine Kratzsp. (1210151) (18)
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
Nov. 17, 2019
Emil Adam - Rock Sand with Jockey Up
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Emil Adam (German, 1843–1924) ROCK SAND WITH JOCKEY UP $15,000. – $20,000. Oil on canvas, 22 1⁄2” x 27” Signed, dated 1904 $15,000. – 20,000. The Roquebrune Line The elder Blackwell is best remembered for training Rock Sand to victory in the 1903 English Triple Crown. Rock Sand, owned and bred by James Miller, was out of the St. Simon mare Roquebrune, who won two races and was a half sister to the Epsom Oaks winner Seabreeze. Rock Sand was her first foal. Rock Sand began his 2-year-old season winning the Bedford Stakes at Newmarket. He went on to triumph in the Woodcote Stakes, Coventry Stakes, Chesterfield Stakes, and Champagne Stakes. At the end of his 2-year-old year, Rock Sand was the 4-to-1 favorite for the following year’s Derby. This was especially impressive because most people considered the horse to be a terrible mover and too small to be a Derby winner. His 3-year-old year was even more impressive. He started the year with a win in a relatively minor race that prepped him for his Triple Crown campaign. At the April Two Thousand Guineas, he was the 6-to-4 favorite. Ridden by the American jockey Skeets Martin, Rock Sand won the race by a length and a half, with Flotsam second and Rabelais third (respective grandson and son of St. Simon). It was reported in the Sportsman that Rock Sand “does not gallop until he is compelled to. In the Two Thousand Guineas, he had at one part of the race to be driven, but when he got going, he simply played with the field, winning very easily.” He went on to win the Derby at Epsom under a new jockey, Danny Maher, as the 4-to-6 favorite in front of a crowd, including the King, Queen, and the Prince and Princess of Wales. Before competing in the St Leger, Rock Sand ran several other races. He handily won the St. James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. In the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, he raced against older horses, notably Ard Patrick, the previous year’s Derby winner, and the filly Spectre, who had won four other British classic races in 1902. Together they were considered the best horses in England at the time, and the race, dubbed the “Battle of Giants,” drew an immense crowd that year. Rock Sand went off as the favorite, but the two more-experienced horses pulled away from the pack and fought neck and neck for the finish. Rock Sand finished third with Ard Patrick in first and Spectre second. Interestingly, all three horses were grandsons of St. Simon. On September 9, 1903, Rock Sand ran in the St Leger. Only four horses opposed him, and he was the 2-to-5 favorite. It was reported in the Star that he “was never really extended and won by four lengths.” Rock Sand continued to race as a 4-year-old and won the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot (where he beat Spectre for the first time), the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket, and the £10,000 Jockey Club Stakes, which would be the last race of his career. Though he won his last race, he was said to be moving even more poorly than usual and was retired shortly thereafter due to persistent tendon trouble. He was sent to stud near Newmarket, but when his owner, James Miller, died in 1906, Rock Sand was put up for sale. His buyer was the American pillar of the turf August Belmont, who purchased the horse for £25,000 and shipped him to his Nursery Stud in Lexington. As a sire, Rock Sand proved to be just as impressive as he was as a racehorse. He’s most remembered in the United States as the sire of Mahubah, the dam of Man o’ War (lot 34). He also sired Tracery who, like his father before him, won the St Leger. Tracery’s son, Papyrus, won the 1923 Epsom Derby and went on to sire Cosquilla, the dam of Princequillo (lot 35). Other progeny of note include Damrosch and Friar Rock, who won the 1916 Preakness and Belmont, respectively.
The Sporting Art Auction
Nov. 17, 2019
Emil Adam - (Pair) Melody & Mons Meg
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Emil Adam (German, 1843–1924) MELODY & MONS MEG (a pair) $10,000. – $15,000. Oil on canvas, 12” x 15” each Signed, inscribed, dated 1891 $10,000. – 15,000. (pair) In England, George Blackwell Sr. continued to work under Matthew Dawson as his head stable lad. With Blackwell’s assistance, the duo trained Melody and the Australian import Mons Meg for Daniel Cooper (an Australian who moved to England in his early 20s). In 1890 the two horses achieved success on the same day at Ascot, with Melody taking the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and Mons Meg triumphing in the Queen’s Vase. These combined victories most likely were the impetus behind the commission of a pair of Emil Adam paintings featured in this sale. The paintings of the victors were completed in 1891 after Dawson retired from training, leaving Blackwell to take over. Blackwell would have been present when Adam worked on this pair of paintings. Blackwell would go on to follow in the footsteps of his mentor to achieve great success. He trained Chaleureux to victory in the 1898 Cesarewitch Handicap and Manchester November Handicap. Chaleureux was known to have such an evil temperament that no one in the barn would go near him, and Blackwell was the only one brave enough to handle him. The horse he made a name for himself with, however, was English Triple Crown winner Rock Sand.
The Sporting Art Auction
Nov. 17, 2019
Emil Adam - Lonely
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Emil Adam (German, 1843–1924) LONELY $4,000. – $6,000. Oil on canvas, 10 1⁄2” x 13” Signed, inscribed “Newmarket” and “Lonely” $4,000. – 6,000. Lonely was a bay daughter of Hermit foaled in 1882. A contemporary of St. Simon, she had a successful 2-year-old season, winning the Exeter and the Hopeful stakes at Newmarket, and the Rous Stakes at Doncaster, as well as three other races. Her success continued into her 3-year-old career when she won the Oaks at Epsom, where she was the heavy betting favorite. As a broodmare, she was bred to St. Simon once, producing a filly of 1892, Saintly, who won both the National Stakes and the Woodcote Stakes. Of interest to this sale, however, is her daughter Barley (by Barcaldine), who was exported to Australia and became the dam of Maltster (lot 30).
The Sporting Art Auction