Steven Assael Art for Sale at Auction

b. 1957 -

Steven Assael (born 1957) is an American painter recognized nationally as one of the leading representational figurative artists of his generation.[citation needed] His portrayal of the human image is empathic, ennobling, and psychologically penetrating. Assael's figure compositions synthesize the characteristics of the past masters with a selective eye for the present, suffusing elements of naturalism and romanticism to blend contemporary techniques with those of the past. Assael's paintings have been called Post-Post Modern. He works strictly from live models.

Born and raised in New York, NY, Assael showed an enthusiasm for art at a young age, taking art classes at the Museum of Modern Art at the age of four. He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and currently teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York and at The New York Academy of Art.