Paul Cadmus: 49 Drawings - Phaidon 2024 Hardcover Art Book Portfolio | Near Fine Condition | Perfect for Art Collectors, Museum Gift Shops & Drawing Enthusiasts

Steele, Graham, New York: Monacelli Press for Phaidon, 2024. English, New/Fine folio hardcover with portfolio envelope, 12" x 10", 192 pp.

ISBN: 9781580936514

Near Fine hardcover with pictorial boards in burgundy envelope portfolio with white title to front, shelfwear to portfolio, book Fine, text in English with essays by Graham Steele, Richard Meyer, and Jarrett Earnest. Exquisite reproductions of Cadmus' drawings, mainly anatomical works focusing on male genitalia, previously unpublished. Paul Cadmus (1904- 1999) was a pioneering gay illustrator and fine artist known for his technical prowess and his commitment to social realism. This selection of works derives from his largely private figure drawings. This volume is an achievement in design worthy of this great artist.