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STUDY FOR THE PAINTING PAUL CADMUS What I Believe.
Pen and black and brown ink over pencil with white gouache heightening on grayish-buff laid paper, circa 1947. 205x330 mm; 8x13 inches. Signed in ink, lower left
A preparatory study for the painting, with an alternative composition figural around the larger standing couple. The painting was inspired by E. M. Forster's same-titled essay and sought to champion Forster's call for humanism and tolerance to triumph over the threat of fascism. Cadmus, Forster and Christopher Isherwood are all depicted in the painting.
