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)
Going south, 1934

Paul Cadmus

Going south, 1934

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Horseplay

Paul Cadmus

Horseplay

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Dancer at piano no.2A

Paul Cadmus

Dancer at piano no.2A

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Self portrait with model John, 1972

Paul Cadmus

Self portrait with model John, 1972

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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First and second arabesque, 1946

Paul Cadmus

First and second arabesque, 1946

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Arabesque, 1947

Paul Cadmus

Arabesque, 1947

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Polo spill - Aspects of suburban life, 1938

Paul Cadmus

Polo spill - Aspects of suburban life, 1938

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Shells and figure, 1939

Paul Cadmus

Shells and figure, 1939

Sale Date: September 30, 2009

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Arabesque: American

Paul Cadmus

Arabesque: American

Sale Date: July 1, 2009

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Untitled - male nude, 1940

Paul Cadmus

Untitled - male nude, 1940

Sale Date: May 15, 2009

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Nudo 1 (+ 2 others; set of 3), 1984

Paul Cadmus

Nudo 1 (+ 2 others; set of 3), 1984

Sale Date: April 30, 2009

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Nudo no.2, 1984

Paul Cadmus

Nudo no.2, 1984

Sale Date: April 27, 2009

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Potrait of a man, c4a

Paul Cadmus

Potrait of a man, c4a

Sale Date: April 22, 2009

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Male nude nm no.184, 1985

Paul Cadmus

Male nude nm no.184, 1985

Sale Date: April 22, 2009

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Reclining male nude, 1999

Paul Cadmus

Reclining male nude, 1999

Sale Date: February 25, 2009

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Polo spill (Aspects of suburban life), 1938

Paul Cadmus

Polo spill (Aspects of suburban life), 1938

Sale Date: March 5, 2009

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Autumn d (Study for autumn), 1978

Paul Cadmus

Autumn d (Study for autumn), 1978

Sale Date: March 5, 2009

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Untitled, 1955

Paul Cadmus

Untitled, 1955

Sale Date: February 26, 2009

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Nantucket, 1946

Paul Cadmus

Nantucket, 1946

Sale Date: February 26, 2009

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Reclining male

Paul Cadmus

Reclining male

Sale Date: December 7, 2008

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Nudo #1 (First State) (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1984

Paul Cadmus

Nudo #1 (First State) (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1984

Sale Date: November 3, 2008

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Mobile (+ Ballet dancer, Irgr; 2 works), 1953

Paul Cadmus

Mobile (+ Ballet dancer, Irgr; 2 works), 1953

Sale Date: November 2, 2008

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Dancers resting, 1974

Paul Cadmus

Dancers resting, 1974

Sale Date: November 2, 2008

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Youth with kite, 1941

Paul Cadmus

Youth with kite, 1941

Sale Date: October 31, 2008

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