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Lot #511
Paul Cadmus

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Eight items signed in black ink or felt tip by the acclaimed master of magic realism: a satin-finish 5 x 3 photo of Cadmus in a bust-length outdoors pose, with artist adding an inscription; a 5.25 x 7.75 print of Cadmus’s drawing of E. M. Forster; a 7.75 x 5.5 cardstock print of two of his works, ‘Factory Worker: Francisco’ and ‘Male Nude’; a color satin-finish 5 x 3.5 candid photo of Cadmus in the snow-covered outdoors; a set of three notices for Cadmus exhibitions or premieres held at either Midtown Galleries or the Museum of Modern Art in 1968, 1976-77, or 1984, ranging in size from 5.5 x 7.75 to 9 x 6; and a typed statement concerning being an artist, one page, 5 x 6, signed at the conclusion by Cadmus, which reads, in part: “I think an artist is a favored person…In a way I created my own ivory tower. There was nothing grand about it.” In overall fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #539 - Ended November 07, 2018