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.

Paul Cadmus Artworks

Paul Cadmus (1,435 results)
Self portrait, Mallorca, 1932–1932

Paul Cadmus

Self portrait, Mallorca, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 29, 2001

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Coney Island, 1935–1935

Paul Cadmus

Coney Island, 1935–1935

Sale Date: November 7, 2001

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Lament

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Lament

Sale Date: October 13, 2001

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Male nude

Paul Cadmus

Male nude

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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The bath, 1953–1953

Paul Cadmus

The bath, 1953–1953

Sale Date: September 7, 2001

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Teodor Starkowski, 1963–1963

Paul Cadmus

Teodor Starkowski, 1963–1963

Sale Date: September 7, 2001

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Male nude MN 137

Paul Cadmus

Male nude MN 137

Sale Date: June 13, 2001

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Male nude JB1

Paul Cadmus

Male nude JB1

Sale Date: June 13, 2001

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Female nude SS1

Paul Cadmus

Female nude SS1

Sale Date: June 13, 2001

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Mask and false noses

Paul Cadmus

Mask and false noses

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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Reclining nude, 1957–1957

Paul Cadmus

Reclining nude, 1957–1957

Sale Date: May 17, 2001

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Male nude, 1960–1960

Paul Cadmus

Male nude, 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 17, 2001

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Dancer resting

Paul Cadmus

Dancer resting

Sale Date: May 9, 2001

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Two boys on a beach, no.1, 1938–1938

Paul Cadmus

Two boys on a beach, no.1, 1938–1938

Sale Date: May 4, 2001

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Dancers resting, 1974–1974

Paul Cadmus

Dancers resting, 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 1, 2001

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Male nude no.12

Paul Cadmus

Male nude no.12

Sale Date: November 30, 2000

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Nude

Paul Cadmus

Nude

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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Young man sleeping

Paul Cadmus

Young man sleeping

Sale Date: November 14, 2000

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Mobile, 1953–1953

Paul Cadmus

Mobile, 1953–1953

Sale Date: November 9, 2000

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St Paul's Church, 1925–1925

Paul Cadmus

St Paul's Church, 1925–1925

Sale Date: September 28, 2000

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Coney Island, 1935–1935

Paul Cadmus

Coney Island, 1935–1935

Sale Date: September 28, 2000

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Idle afternoon, 1938–1938

Paul Cadmus

Idle afternoon, 1938–1938

Sale Date: June 28, 2000

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Two dancers #2

Paul Cadmus

Two dancers #2

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Dancers resting, 1974–1974

Paul Cadmus

Dancers resting, 1974–1974

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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