Youth with Kite. Cadmus, Paul - American (1904 - 1999). Etching, 1941, Johnson & Miller 87, edition of 75. Signed in pencil. 10 3/4 x 5 3/8. Matted in a 4-ply mat, ready for framing.

Artist Biography:
Paul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 - December 12, 1999) was an American artist widely known for his egg tempera paintings of gritty social 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 called magic realism.
Paul Cadmus was born on December 17, 1904, in a tenement on 103rd Street near Amsterdam Avenue, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the son of artists, Maria Latasa, of Basque and Cuban ancestry, and Egbert Cadmus (1868 -1939), of Dutch ancestry.[2][3] His father, who studied with Robert Henri, worked as a commercial artist, and his mother illustrated children's books.[4] His sister, Fidelma Cadmus, married Lincoln Kirstein, a philanthropist, arts patron, and co-founder of the New York City Ballet,[5] in 1941.
At age 15, Cadmus left school to attend the National Academy of Design for 6 years.[7] He then enrolled at the Art Students League of New York in 1928 taking life-drawing lessons while working as a commercial illustrator at a New York advertising agency.[8] He furthered his education while traveling through Europe from 1931 to 1933 with fellow artist Jared French,[7] who became his lover for a time.

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