Paul Cadmus: career timeline

1904–1999 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 51 of 109 lots (46% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Paul Cadmus: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1920s55$1.5kSign upEtching
1930s1816$4.2kSign upEtching
1940s22$1.7kSign upEtching
1950s33$3.1kSign upPhotograph
1960s44$5.9kSign upDrawing
1970s11$2.3kSign upDrawing
1980s1212$4.3kSign upDrawing
1990s44$4.7kSign upDrawing

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1920s 5 works

Sold
5 of 5
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$1.6kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Etching (3), Lithograph (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1930s 18 works

Sold
16 of 18
Median
$4.2kSign up
Average
$4.2kSign up
Typical size
9.5 × 9 in (24 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Etching (10), Drawing (6), Other (2)
Subjects
Beach scenes (3), Sea & coast (2), Figures & portraits (1)
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1940s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$1.7kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
8.5 × 4.5 in (22 × 12 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1), Photograph (1)
Subjects
—

1950s 3 works

Sold
3 of 3
Median
$3.1kSign up
Average
$3.1kSign up
Typical size
6.5 × 4.5 in (16 × 11 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (3)
Subjects
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1960s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$5.9kSign up
Average
$7.7kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 16 in (31 × 41 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (3), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1970s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$2.3kSign up
Average
$2.3kSign up
Typical size
17 × 15 in (43 × 38 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1)
Subjects
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1980s 12 works

Sold
12 of 12
Median
$4.3kSign up
Average
$16.4kSign up
Typical size
14.5 × 17 in (37 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (5), Etching (3), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)

1990s 4 works

Sold
4 of 4
Median
$4.7kSign up
Average
$5.1kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 14 in (42 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2), Watercolor (1), Etching (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

Creation date not recorded

57 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 3 works

Sold
2 of 3
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
16 × 18 in (41 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1), Etching (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 42 works

Sold
37 of 42
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$3.3kSign up
Typical size
12 × 12 in (31 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (25), Etching (10), Other (5)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6), Beach scenes (1), Rivers & marshes (1)
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…and 30 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works

Sold
8 of 12
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$10.8kSign up
Typical size
10 × 10.5 in (26 × 27 cm)
Mediums
Etching (4), Drawing (4), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—
Show 6 more (2020s)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Paul Cadmus auction results →