Adamson attended schools in his native Estonia before relocating to Berlin to study at the . After studying in Berlin, Adamson then moved to Paris and studied with such artists as Charles Guérin, Roger Bissière, Moise Kisling, and André Lhote before entering the private academy of Russian artist  in 1925 and concentrating in the media of art deco and Neue Sachlichkeit.
Adamson received his education in Estonia before moving to Berlin to study at the . After studying in Berlin, he relocated to Paris where he studied with artists such as Charles Guérin, Roger Bissière, Moise Kisling, and André Lhote before enrolling in the private academy of Russian artist  in 1925. He then focused on art deco and Neue Sachlichkeit.