FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)

In 1956 Martin Bradley joined Gallery One and during this period, became acquainted with F. N. Souza. Primarily abstract with strong calligraphic and symbolic influences, Bradley's work was acquired by British collectors such as Sir Roland Penrose, Sir Herbert Read and Dame Barbara Hepworth. In Paris during the late 1950s Bradley was taken up by Rudolphe Augustinci, director of the Galerie Rive Gauche, who was notable for showing artists such as Max Ernst, Yves Tanguy and Rene Magritte.