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PAUL CADMUS and HIS CIRCLE: Property from the Estate of Jon F 1 ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM PAUL CADMUS AND HIS CIRCLE: Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson ONLINE AUCTION April 28–May 19, 2020 ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM 2 Illustrating lot 5718865 Jared French, Three Male Figures Tempera on Canvas Laid on Masonite ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM 3 ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM Catalogue of PAUL CADMUS AND HIS CIRCLE: Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson ONLINE AUCTION Presented by Lark Mason Associates Bidding on iGavelAuctions.com April 28–May 19, 2020 Lots begin closing at 11 AM ET 4 ABOUT THE COLLECTION Consisting primarily of three great American artists’ estates – Paul Cadmus, Jared French, and Margaret Hoening French, the auction of the Estate of Jon F. Anderson, presented online by Lark Mason Associates, contains over 400 works of art available for bidding on www.iGavelAuctions.com from April 28th through May 19th, 2020. The sale includes works by artists Paul Cadmus, Jared French, and Margaret Hoening French, and members of their circle: George Platt Lynes, Lincoln Kirstein, Fidelma Cadmus Kirstein, and Pavel Tchelitchew. The paintings, sculptures, photographs, and finished and preparatory drawings have been brought together for the first time in this auction. As a singer and actor himself, Jon F. Anderson was the muse and lover of Paul Cadmus for thirty-six years, and was the subject of many works by Cadmus. Paul Cadmus inherited the estates of Margaret Hoening French and Jared French, and when Cadmus passed away in 2009, his estate was left to Jon F. Anderson, who died in 2018. Paul Cadmus was born in 1904 in New York City and is known as one of the greatest American realist artists of the 20th century. Cadmus achieved national notoriety in 1934 with his mural The Fleet’s In!, a commission by the WPA that depicts drunk Navy sailors carousing with prostitutes. Cadmus worked in a classical aesthetic executed in a realistic style in egg tempera with social commentary, sometimes referred to as Magic Realism. He was celebrated for his skillful draftsmanship, daring often homoerotic subject matter. His circle of artists and intellectuals made him a critical figure in the New York art scene, shaping the sphere of 20th Century American art that separated from the European influenced Modernist movement. The collection offered at auction encompasses a large amount of Cadmus’s drawings and preparatory works, and works by his artist parents, Egbert Cadmus and Maria Latasa Cadmus. Jared French, whose works are in the sale, was another prominent yet enigmatic figure who embraced Magic Realism. French, a talented and versatile artist worked in different media including egg tempera painting, drawing, print, photography, and sculpture. He and Cadmus met in the 1920s and soon after started a romantic relationship and traveled through Europe from 1931 to 1933. He, according Cadmus, was the one who convinced Cadmus to do more “serious paintings” as compared to commercial works. Often mentioned as one of the PaJaMa members (acronym for Paul, Jared, and Margaret), or wife to Jared French, Margaret Hoening French was a companion and an important figure in the group. She was a professionally trained artist who studied at Smith College and The Art Students League. She was mostly associated with photography, but was also a skilled painter and printmaker. Many of her exquisite drawings, portraits, and prints are shown for the first time and offered in this auction. Another woman artist offered in the sale, whose works are once again attracting notice, is Fidelma Cadmus Kirstein. The younger sister of Paul Cadmus and wife of Lincoln Kirstein, who was an impresario and co-founder of the New York City Ballet. She started out early as a teenager making art and designs for a wall paper company, books, and magazines. Some of her early works and illustrations from the 1920s in this sale will be shown for the first time. While her talent in art was obvious at an early age, her personal life was deeply troubled and turmoil in her relationship with Kirstein eventually led her to stop working as an artist. We are pleased to offer an auction that is a retrospective of this important art historical period. ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM PAUL CADMUS AND HIS CIRCLE: 5 Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson Presented by Lark Mason Associates April 28–May 19, 2020 Paul Cadmus, Arabesque, Etching, 1947 Lot 5718751 Estimate USD 1000-2000 Reserve USD 500 Size: 6 3/4 x 6 5/8 inches; frame: 20 15/16 x 16 7/8 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Stewart’s, Etching, 1934 Lot 5718752 Estimate USD 1500-2500 Reserve USD 750 Size: 7 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 15/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Shore Leave, Etching, 1935 Lot 5718753 Estimate USD 1500-2500 Reserve USD 750 Size: 10 3/7 x 11 1/2 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 15/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, The Fleet’s In, Etching, 1934 Lot 5718754 Estimate USD 1500-2500 Reserve USD 750 Size: 7 3/8 x 14 1/8 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 15/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM PAUL CADMUS AND HIS CIRCLE: 6 Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson Presented by Lark Mason Associates April 28–May 19, 2020 Paul Cadmus, Two Boys on a Beach #2, Etching, 1939 Lot 5718755 Estimate USD 1000-2000 Reserve USD 500 Size: 6 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 15/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Two Boys on a Beach #1, Artist Proof, Etching, 1938 Lot 5718756 Estimate USD 1000-2000 Reserve USD 500 Size: 5 1/8 x 7 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 15/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Horse-Play, Etching, 1935 Lot 5718757 Estimate USD 1000-2000 Reserve USD 500 Size: 9 3/16 x 4 13/16 inches; frame: 20 15/16 x 16 7/8 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Youth with Kite, Etching, 1941 Lot 5718758 Estimate USD 1000-2000 Reserve USD 500 Size: 10 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches; frame: 20 3/4 x 16 7/8 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM PAUL CADMUS AND HIS CIRCLE: 7 Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson Presented by Lark Mason Associates April 28–May 19, 2020 Paul Cadmus, Coney Island, Etching, 1935 Lot 5718759 Estimate USD 1000-2000 Reserve USD 750 Size: 9 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 13/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Going South, Second State, Etching, 1934 Lot 5718760 Estimate USD 1500-2500 Reserve USD 750 Size: sight: 10 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 13/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Y.M.C.A Locker Room, Etching, 1934 Lot 5718761 Estimate USD 1500-2500 Reserve USD 750 Size: 6 3/8 x 12 5/8 inches; frame: 16 7/8 x 20 15/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Mother and Child, Etching, 1934 Lot 5718762 Estimate USD 500-800 Reserve USD 250 Size: 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 inches; frame: 20 7/8 x 16 7/8 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM PAUL CADMUS AND HIS CIRCLE: 8 Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson Presented by Lark Mason Associates April 28–May 19, 2020 Paul Cadmus, Untitled (Man with Crossed Arms), Crayon on Hand- toned Paper Lot 5718763 Estimate USD 1500-2500 Reserve USD 750 Size: sheet: 14 x 9 inches; frame: 20 x 14 3/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Jon on Rocks, Puerto Rico JS37, Crayon on Gray Ingres Paper Lot 5718764 Estimate USD 2000-3000 Reserve USD 1000 Size: 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches: frame: 16 3/16 x 14 1/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Verboten, A Record Cover, Pen and Ink on Paper, 1987 Lot 5718765 Estimate USD 2000-4000 Reserve USD 1000 Size: 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches; frame: 13 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson Paul Cadmus, Female Nude B1, Pen and Ink on Paper, c. 1944 Lot 5718766 Estimate USD 1500-2500 Reserve USD 750 Size: 7 1/16 x 5 5/8 inches; frame: 13 3/16 x 11 1/4 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F. Anderson ON iGAVELAUCTIONS.COM PAUL CADMUS AND HIS CIRCLE: 9 Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson Presented by Lark Mason Associates April 28–May 19, 2020 Paul Cadmus, The Light Cottage Provincetown, Pencil & Watercolor on Paper, c. 1925 Lot 5718768 Estimate USD 3000-5000 Reserve USD 1000 Size: sight: 9 1/8 x 12 7/8 inches; frame: 16 1/4 x 19 3/16 inches Provenance: Estate of Paul Cadmus, Estate of Jon F.
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