Paul Cadmus
1904–1999
Paul Cadmus 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… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Winter, Version #2Bonhams · $140,200≈ £110,856≈ €132,539Sign up to see
Male Nude (NM 118)Bonhams · $44,063≈ £32,692≈ €38,839Sign up to see
Sailors and FloosiesBonhams · $27,500≈ £17,212≈ €21,333Sign up to see
Paul Cadmus’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $140kSign up | $140kSign up | $140kSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 1 | 100% | $140kSign up | $140kSign up | $140kSign up |
| Works on paper | 57 | 49 | 86% | $6kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $44.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 3 | 75% | $7.7kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.7kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 51 | 44 | 86% | $5.9kSign up | $3kSign up | $44.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 34 | 33 | 97% | $2.2kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Etching | 29 | 28 | 97% | $2.3kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Photography | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Other | 8 | 7 | 88% | $4.2kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 11 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 5 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 32 | 31 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | $14.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $1kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |