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Paul Cadmus — Study for "The Shower"
Paul Cadmus

Study for "The Shower"

1942

A pencil study by Paul Cadmus for his larger work "The Shower," demonstrating his preparatory drawing techniques. The work showcases figure study and compositional planning characteristic of academic artistic practice.

Medium
pencil on paper

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May 18, 2022

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 200

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Paul Cadmus, Study for "The Shower", 1942

A pencil study by Paul Cadmus for his larger work "The Shower," demonstrating his preparatory drawing techniques. The work showcases figure study and compositional planning characteristic of academic artistic practice.

Medium
pencil on paper
Year
1942
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Preparatory Work, Academic Art, Figure Study, Paul Cadmus, Study, 1942, Pencil Drawing, Figurative

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo