The Lenkiewicz Foundation Collection and Other Selected Works
Daniel Goddard, Head of the Pictures Department, is delighted to present the Special
Fine Sale of The Lenkiewicz Foundation Collection and Other Selected Works, to be
sold at 6:00pm on Tuesday, 11th September 2018.
Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) - Rear View Suzanne, (SF21/71) offered in our Specialist
Fine Art Auction on 11th September 2018 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.
Since the death of Robert Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) in 2002,
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood has been the leading auction house for the sale
of pictures by Lenkiewicz. A studio sale for the
held in London in 2003 was followed by major sales at the Westpoint Exhibition Centre
in Exeter in
and 2008.
The Bishop Started (SF15/155) by Robert Lenkiewicz (1941-2002), sold for £100,000
at the Lenkiewicz 2008 Studio Sale at Westpoint near Exeter in 2008.
The Temptation of St Anthony (SF15/397) by Robert Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) set a record
for work by Lenkiewicz, realising £170,000 in April 2008.
Many paintings made five figure sums and two outstanding works, The Bishop Startled
and The Temptation of St Anthony
for £100,000 and £170,000 respectively.
So, fast-forward to 2018 and at an evening sale on Tuesday, 11th September 2018,
in the Exeter rooms, we will conduct the sale of the remaining collection of pictures
belonging to The Lenkiewicz Foundation, along with other
The sale will therefore consist of just 77 lots with estimates ranging from £100
to £20,000.
Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) - Self-Portrait At the House (SF21/14).
Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) - The Painter's Dead Mother, 1977, (SF21/25).
Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) - The Painter's Dead Mother, 1977, (SF21/25).
The Lenkiewicz Foundation
in 'virtual' form and will continue to support relevant education, research and
study. The Foundation will also continue to support the reputation of Robert Lenkiewicz
at exhibitions, lectures and in published material.
The Foundation's Collection of Lenkiewicz works offered here has a long history
of public showings and exhibitions and many of the pictures feature at the forefront
of books about the artist. Now, in what Francis Mallett, the Chair of The Lenkiewicz
Foundation describes as 'this final sale', there is a last chance to see this fascinating
collection hung together and an opportunity to attend the last major Lenkiewicz
Sale.
Some of the highlights are illustrated here and the fully illustrated Lenkiewicz catalogue
are available from the auctioneer at £5, or £7 by post.
Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) - The Masterpiece; Plymouth Mourning Over Its Unfortunates, 1974 (SF21/44).
Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) - Figurative Wood Carving Study, (SF21/51).
Robert O Lenkiewicz (1941-2002) - Man in A Knot by the Straight Back of A Woman (SF21/62)
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