Incollect Magazine - Issue 10

84 www.incollect.com Zenith Gallery Artist: Bradley Stevens “When Bradley Stevens was an undergraduate in Washington, D.C. he copied 500 paintings at the National Gallery to teach himself to paint like an Old Master, which is why he is so good as a realist painter,” says Margery Goldberg, an art dealer in Washington, D.C. for over four decades. “Bradley is one of the best painters I have come across. He understands light in a painting — I love the way light falls on whatever he is depicting. It’s extremely natural and real.” Stevens has forged a reputation as one of America’s leading realist painters. His painting style is contemporary realism, or naturalism — rooted in classical art training, yet boldly expressive. He paints portraiture, landscapes, and figurative urban scenes, making him somewhat unique among his contemporaries. “Most artists just stick with one of these difficult genres, maybe two at best,” Goldberg says. “He has painted all three of them in a career spanning decades.” “He is consistently my best-selling artist hands- down,” Goldberg says. In addition to regular gallery exhibitions, he has done many commissioned portraits for important people as well as public and private spaces. “He has painted the portraits of leaders in the fields of education, business, medicine, law, science, philanthropy, and politics including Governor Mark Warner of Virginia, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., the family of Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV, Glenn L. Martin, co-founder of Martin Marietta, Dr. Robert Heyssel, President of Johns Hopkins University Hospital and more,” Goldberg says. You’re Not Alone, 2018. Oil on linen 38 × 48 inches. Eastern Market on Capitol Hill, 2009. Oil on linen, 48 x 72 inches.