Works
  • Martin Bradley, Cart 1
    Martin Bradley
    Cart 1
    signed and dated 1965
    titled label verso
    gouache on paper
    77 x 57 cms (30 x 22 ins)
    framed: 69 x 88 cms (27 x 34¾ ins)
    £ 2,800.00 + ARR
  • Martin Bradley, Composition 1956
    Martin Bradley
    Composition 1956
    signed and dated 1956
    oil on board
    91.5 x 39.5 cms (36 x 15½ ins)
    framed: 114 x 61 cms (45 x 24 ins)
    ref G
    £ 9,500.00 + ARR
  • Martin Bradley, L'ondee d'Automne
    Martin Bradley
    L'ondee d'Automne
    signed and dated 1960
    titled verso
    oil on paper laid on canvas
    102 x 72 cms (40 x 28½ ins)
    framed: 114 x 84 cms (45 x 33 ins)
    £ 9,800.00 + ARR
  • Martin Bradley, Le Champ Jaune
    Martin Bradley
    Le Champ Jaune
    signed and dated 1961
    titled verso
    oil on canvas
    116 x 74 cms (46 x 29 ins)
    framed: 130 x 87 cms (51 x 34 ins)
    £ 6,500.00 + ARR
  • Martin Bradley, L'Ancien Palais des Rois de Mallorque
    Martin Bradley
    L'Ancien Palais des Rois de Mallorque
    signed and dated 1960
    title inscribed on stretcher
    oil on paper laid on canvas
    72 x 115.5 cms (28½ x 45½ ins)
    framed: 78 x 122 cms (30¾ x 48 ins)
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  • Martin Bradley, Un Projet pour une Nature Morte
    Martin Bradley
    Un Projet pour une Nature Morte
    signed and dated 1955, title inscribed verso
    oil on canvas
    100 x 66 cms (39½ x 26 ins)
    framed: 119 x 84 cms (47 x 33 ins)
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Biography
Martin Bradley

Martin Bradley attended St Paul’s School, London, through the generosity of a private beneficiary. At fourteen, he ran away to sea and served as a cabin boy on the Central and South American run. It was at this time that Bradley began to paint. In 1954, he held his first solo exhibition at Gimpel Fils, London, followed by exhibitions at Gallery One and Redfern, also in London. In Paris, Rudolphe Augustinci at Rive Gauche Gallery regularly showed his work during the early 1960s. 

 

By 1962, Bradley was tiring of the art scene and decided to rethink his career. He travelled to East Asia and, for a time, served in the Spanish Foreign Legion. During this period, he learned ten different languages including Mandarin, Japanese and Tibetan. He also converted to Buddhism.

 

Bradley’s work is held by the Tate and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Notable British collectors included Sir Roland Penrose, Sir Herbert Read and Dame Barbara Hepworth.