Paul
Cadmus
A Life Immersed in Observation: The World of Paul Cadmus Paul Cadmus, born in Manhattan in 1904, emerged as a pivotal figure in American art, an artist whose work fearlessly confronted societal norms and offered a uniquely gritty yet beautiful vision of modern life. His …
A portrait built from Paul Cadmus's own colours
Every 70 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
