Paul Cadmus

(American, 1904–1999)

Paul Cadmus was an American painter, best known for his stylized, high-contrast renderings of male nudes and portraits. In his elegant tempura paintings, Cadmus emphasizes his subjects’ musculature in a style akin to Magical Realism, offering a level of intricate detail beyond observable life. Born on December 17, 1904 in New York, NY, he studied at the Art Students League in 1928 and thereafter worked in field commercial illustration, eventually receiving commissions in 1933 from the New Deal art program and going on to create mural paintings in post offices and other government offices. One of his earliest and most important works was The Fleets In!, a 1934 commission by the Public Works of Art Project of the WPA, wherein he painted a series of portraits of sailors on leave which controversially included a homosexual couple. His work garnered him both critical and commercial success, and he died in Connecticut on December 12, 1999. Cadmus has been featured in numerous important museum exhibitions, including the Whitney Museum in New York in 1996.

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Paul Cadmus Artworks

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Paul Cadmus (1,435 results)
Jonathan (Portrait of Jonathan Tichenor), 1942

Paul Cadmus

Jonathan (Portrait of Jonathan Tichenor), 1942

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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John B., 1940–1949

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John B., 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Margaret French, Jared French,..., 1940–1949

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Margaret French, Jared French,..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Study of Bathers in the Stream

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Study of Bathers in the Stream

Sale Date: June 6, 2021

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Study for Serigraph of

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Study for Serigraph of "Mobile" (Head only)., 1953

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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Horseplay., 1935

Paul Cadmus

Horseplay., 1935

Sale Date: May 6, 2021

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Paul Cadmus Seated Female Nude Watercolor &...

Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus Seated Female Nude Watercolor &...

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Paul Cadmus Seated Female Nude Graphite on Paper

Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus Seated Female Nude Graphite on Paper

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Paul Cadmus Male Nude Positions Crayon on Paper

Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus Male Nude Positions Crayon on Paper

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Paul Cadmus Lying Nude Back View Crayon on Paper

Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus Lying Nude Back View Crayon on Paper

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Paul Cadmus Female Nude Charcoal Drawing

Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus Female Nude Charcoal Drawing

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Paul Cadmus Female Nude & David & Goliath Crayon

Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus Female Nude & David & Goliath Crayon

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus "Study for Winter" Crayon on Paper

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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PaJaMa Paul Cadmus & Margaret French Fire Island

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PaJaMa Paul Cadmus & Margaret French Fire Island

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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PaJaMa Paul Cadmus & Margaret French Charleston...

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PaJaMa Paul Cadmus & Margaret French Charleston...

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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PaJaMa Paul Cadmus & Margaret French Cape Cod...

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PaJaMa Paul Cadmus & Margaret French Cape Cod...

Sale Date: April 28, 2021

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Reclining male nude

Paul Cadmus

Reclining male nude

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Male nude, 1955

Paul Cadmus

Male nude, 1955

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Maggie the Bull Dog, 1969

Paul Cadmus

Maggie the Bull Dog, 1969

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Female nude (from my sketchbook #C), 1936

Paul Cadmus

Female nude (from my sketchbook #C), 1936

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Teddo (1985), 1985

Paul Cadmus

Teddo (1985), 1985

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Margaret, Nantucket, 1946

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Margaret, Nantucket, 1946

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Hazel Hawthorne, Paul Cadmus, and Others,..., 1948

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Hazel Hawthorne, Paul Cadmus, and Others,..., 1948

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Teddo, 1985, 1985

Paul Cadmus

Teddo, 1985, 1985

Sale Date: February 25, 2021

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