Steven Assael is widely recognized as one of the leading figurative artists working today. His distinctive, realist paintings often convey an ancient (or is it apocalyptic?) atmosphere, the contemporarily-garbed denizens characterized by an air of resigned melancholy. A gifted painter, Assael is also a brilliant draftsman whose extraordinary pencil, charcoal and ink drawings are significant parts of his entire body of work. His work was seen previously at the Naples Museum of Art in the exhibition New Old Masters. Assael’s paintings and drawings will both be featured in this comprehensive exhibition.