Martin Bradley (painter)

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Martin Bradley (born 1931) is a British painter.[1][2]

Bradley was born in London, England.[3] He attended St Paul's School, but ran away to sea aged 14, serving as a cabin boy.[4] Martin married his first wife in the 1950’s and has two children and three grandchildren from this marriage. He married his second wife in 1975. He held his first solo exhibition in 1954 at Gimpel Fils, then exhibiting at and the Redfern Gallery in London. In the early 1960s, he exhibited at the in Paris a number of times.

Martin Bradley is known for abstract and symbolic artworks, influenced by the calligraphy of China and Japan, as well as Buddhism, to which he converted.[5][6]

Bradley's works are held in the Tate Gallery collections in London, UK,[7] and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, USA.[8] His works have been collected by Dame Barbara Hepworth, Sir Roland Penrose, and Sir Herbert Read.[6] He has been exhibited by the Paisnel Gallery in London.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ 3 artworks by or after Martin Bradley, Art UK. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Martin Bradley (1931)". UK: Invaluable. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Martin Bradley (British b. 1931)". Whitford Fine Art. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Martin Bradley, Born 1931". UK: Paisnel Gallery. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Martin Bradley (British, born 1931)". Artnet. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Martin Bradley, British, born 1931". Alan Wheatley Art. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Martin Bradley, born 1931". UK: Tate. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Martin Bradley [British, born in 1931]". Artcyclopedia. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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