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 (1,435 results)
Aspects of Suburban Life: Polo Spill, 1938, 1938

Paul Cadmus

Aspects of Suburban Life: Polo Spill, 1938, 1938

Sale Date: February 25, 2021

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Tenements, New York., 1928–1930

Paul Cadmus

Tenements, New York., 1928–1930

Sale Date: February 4, 2021

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Study of a Male Model Carrying a Box on his..., 1930

Paul Cadmus

Study of a Male Model Carrying a Box on his..., 1930

Sale Date: February 4, 2021

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Coney Island., 1935

Paul Cadmus

Coney Island., 1935

Sale Date: February 4, 2021

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Vermont Brook #3

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Vermont Brook #3

Sale Date: February 13, 2021

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Male Nude (NM 118)

Paul Cadmus

Male Nude (NM 118)

Sale Date: November 24, 2020

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Coney Island, 1935

Paul Cadmus

Coney Island, 1935

Sale Date: November 12, 2020

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Shore Leave, 1935

Paul Cadmus

Shore Leave, 1935

Sale Date: November 12, 2020

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Fleet's In, 1934

Paul Cadmus

Fleet's In, 1934

Sale Date: November 12, 2020

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Going South, 1934

Paul Cadmus

Going South, 1934

Sale Date: November 12, 2020

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Fidelma, Fire Island * José Martinez, Fire..., 1939

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Fidelma, Fire Island * José Martinez, Fire..., 1939

Sale Date: October 22, 2020

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Male Nude, 1985

Paul Cadmus

Male Nude, 1985

Sale Date: October 21, 2020

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Michael Harder, 1990

Paul Cadmus

Michael Harder, 1990

Sale Date: October 21, 2020

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Todd Bolender, Provincetown, c. 1946, 1946

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Todd Bolender, Provincetown, c. 1946, 1946

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Untitled, c. 1940, 1940

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Untitled, c. 1940, 1940

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Jose Martinez, Fire Island, 1939

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Jose Martinez, Fire Island, 1939

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Paul Cadmus and Margaret French, Charleston, 1948

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Paul Cadmus and Margaret French, Charleston, 1948

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Seated Male Nude

Paul Cadmus

Seated Male Nude

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Seated Female Nude

Paul Cadmus

Seated Female Nude

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Reclining Male Nude

Paul Cadmus

Reclining Male Nude

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Supine Male Nude

Paul Cadmus

Supine Male Nude

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Male Nude on Chair

Paul Cadmus

Male Nude on Chair

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Male Nude in Dynamic Pose

Paul Cadmus

Male Nude in Dynamic Pose

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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Seated Male Nude

Paul Cadmus

Seated Male Nude

Sale Date: September 23, 2020

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