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)
Y.M.C.A. Locker Room, 1934

Paul Cadmus

Y.M.C.A. Locker Room, 1934

Sale Date: April 18, 2017

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BARK, LEAVES AND FEATHER, 1954

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BARK, LEAVES AND FEATHER, 1954

Sale Date: April 7, 2017

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GEORGE PLATT LYNES, 1937

Paul Cadmus

GEORGE PLATT LYNES, 1937

Sale Date: April 7, 2017

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PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR THREE DANCERS RESTING, 1971

Paul Cadmus

PRELIMINARY STUDY FOR THREE DANCERS RESTING, 1971

Sale Date: April 6, 2017

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MALE NUDE NO. 238, 1969

Paul Cadmus

MALE NUDE NO. 238, 1969

Sale Date: April 6, 2017

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NATURE MORTE, PUERTO RICO

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NATURE MORTE, PUERTO RICO

Sale Date: April 6, 2017

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Standing Female Nude, 1963

Paul Cadmus

Standing Female Nude, 1963

Sale Date: March 8, 2017

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Three Female Nudes, 1937

Paul Cadmus

Three Female Nudes, 1937

Sale Date: March 8, 2017

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Fred III, 2009

Paul Cadmus

Fred III, 2009

Sale Date: March 17, 2017

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Summer Cottage, Fire Island, 2009

Paul Cadmus

Summer Cottage, Fire Island, 2009

Sale Date: March 17, 2017

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Vermont Waterfall #1, 2007

Paul Cadmus

Vermont Waterfall #1, 2007

Sale Date: March 17, 2017

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Suite of Three Works: Nudo 1, 2 , and 3, 1984

Paul Cadmus

Suite of Three Works: Nudo 1, 2 , and 3, 1984

Sale Date: January 27, 2017

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The Fleet's In, 1934

Paul Cadmus

The Fleet's In, 1934

Sale Date: January 27, 2017

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Caricature #2 a la David Levine for The..., 1987

Paul Cadmus

Caricature #2 a la David Levine for The..., 1987

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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Reflections

Paul Cadmus

Reflections

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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Female Nude FFF

Paul Cadmus

Female Nude FFF

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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Nelson Lansdale, 1940

Paul Cadmus

Nelson Lansdale, 1940

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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Fire Island Fences

Paul Cadmus

Fire Island Fences

Sale Date: November 20, 2016

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Sketch for Mallorcan Fisherman, 1932

Paul Cadmus and Jared French

Sketch for Mallorcan Fisherman, 1932

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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Reclining Man (Thomas Nevin Jernegan - Dexter), 1934

Paul Cadmus

Reclining Man (Thomas Nevin Jernegan - Dexter), 1934

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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Self-Portrait, 1948

Paul Cadmus

Self-Portrait, 1948

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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Juan, 1932

Paul Cadmus

Juan, 1932

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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Jared French, Mallorca, 1932

Paul Cadmus

Jared French, Mallorca, 1932

Sale Date: November 9, 2016

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Nudo #1, #2 and #3, 1984 (3 works), 1984

Paul Cadmus

Nudo #1, #2 and #3, 1984 (3 works), 1984

Sale Date: November 5, 2016

Auction Closed

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