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)
Jackson Allen, 1966

Paul Cadmus

Jackson Allen, 1966

Sale Date: May 23, 2018

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Nudo #3, 1984

Paul Cadmus

Nudo #3, 1984

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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Nudo #2, 1984

Paul Cadmus

Nudo #2, 1984

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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Two Boys on a Beach #1, 1938

Paul Cadmus

Two Boys on a Beach #1, 1938

Sale Date: May 8, 2018

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Untitled

Paul Cadmus

Untitled

Sale Date: May 5, 2018

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Polo Spill (Aspects of Suburban Life), from..., 1938

Paul Cadmus

Polo Spill (Aspects of Suburban Life), from..., 1938

Sale Date: May 1, 2018

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The Fleet's In! from 1979 Portfolio Twelve..., 1934

Paul Cadmus

The Fleet's In! from 1979 Portfolio Twelve..., 1934

Sale Date: May 1, 2018

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Nudo 1-3, 1984

Paul Cadmus

Nudo 1-3, 1984

Sale Date: March 13, 2018

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Mother and Child

Paul Cadmus

Mother and Child

Sale Date: February 10, 2018

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Untitled (Reclining Nude)

Paul Cadmus

Untitled (Reclining Nude)

Sale Date: January 11, 2018

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CAT

Paul Cadmus

CAT

Sale Date: January 7, 2018

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Two Dancers with Bentwood Chairs

Paul Cadmus

Two Dancers with Bentwood Chairs

Sale Date: November 21, 2017

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Youth with Kite

Paul Cadmus

Youth with Kite

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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Polo Spill

Paul Cadmus

Polo Spill

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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Horseplay

Paul Cadmus

Horseplay

Sale Date: November 2, 2017

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ARABESQUE (DAVENPORT 47), 1947

Paul Cadmus

ARABESQUE (DAVENPORT 47), 1947

Sale Date: November 1, 2017

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Two boys on a Beach #1, from Twelve Etchings, 1938

Paul Cadmus

Two boys on a Beach #1, from Twelve Etchings, 1938

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

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Jon at Mirror, 1984

Paul Cadmus

Jon at Mirror, 1984

Sale Date: November 3, 2017

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Arabesque, 1947

Paul Cadmus

Arabesque, 1947

Sale Date: October 21, 2017

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Donny Nardona

Paul Cadmus

Donny Nardona

Sale Date: September 27, 2017

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Waiting for Rehersal, 1984

Paul Cadmus

Waiting for Rehersal, 1984

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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Stewart's, 1934

Paul Cadmus

Stewart's, 1934

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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Tenement House, 1926

Paul Cadmus

Tenement House, 1926

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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Reclining Nude, 1924–1925

Paul Cadmus

Reclining Nude, 1924–1925

Sale Date: September 19, 2017

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