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About this work

You see a crowded beach scene—people lounging, kids playing, a man in a tiny swimsuit bending over. Cadmus packed every inch with sharp, almost cartoonish figures. The faces are exaggerated, some almost unkind, like he’s poking fun at how we act in public. It’s small, but the lines are so tight you can count the ribs on the sunbathers. If you like this kind of sharp, detailed line work, look up the technique of etching.