PAUL CADMUS 1904 1999 New York 2

Paul Cadmus(December 17, 1904 December 12, 1999) was an American artist widely known for hisegg temperapaintings of gritty1social interactions in urban settings. He also produced many highly finished drawings of single nude male figures. His paintings combine elements of eroticism and social critique in a style often calledmagic Cadmus, considered to be a master draftsman, was interested in theItalian Renaissanceartists, particularlySignorelliandMantegna, the socalled masters of He was also influenced byReginald Marsh, an American scene painter. Cadmus combined the elements of Signorelli and Mantegna along with Marsh to depict the street life of New York He was transfixed by the human body, both the ideal and the repulsive. His ideal was a stylized erotic version of the male body. He found the grotesque everywhere fromGreenwich Villagecafes, subway stations, the beach atConey Islandto American tourists in an Italianpiazza. His art is a fo