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Beautiful lithograph by British artist Martin Bradley.
Martin Bradley is a self-taught artist, born in 1931 in Richmond, Surrey, England. At the age of fourteen he left as a sailor on the South American route. During the years at sea he began drawing and painting.
Five years later he returned to London. Martin Bradley's main interest now was painting and in 1954 this led to a one-man show at Gimpel Fils Gallery in London.
In 1958 he went to Paris where he met Rudolphe Augustinci, who ran the Galerie Rive Gauche where Max Ernst, Tanguy and Magritte exhibited. Other artists introduced to the gallery were Dubuffet, Asger Jorn and Corneille. In 1960 Martin Bradley had a one-man show at the Galerie Rive Gauche and his career seemed to be allowed to take off.
In 1962 he left Paris to travel the world for ten years. In Japan he met his wife Tatsuko and they initially settled in Italy. Today they live and work in Japan.
Martin Bradley has found his own way of expression in his colorful, imaginative paintings. Thoughts go to Miró, COBRA and Paul Klee which he does not deny, although he is mainly influenced and inspired by prehistoric rock drawings or paintings, as well as by Chinese and Japanese calligraphy.
Over the years, the list of Martin Bradley's exhibitions has become very extensive. He is represented in many museums, including the MOMA in New York.
The work is signed by hand, lower right. Number 187 of 200 prints.