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Preserving, digitizing, and sharing the legacy of Michał Leszczyński (Michael Lester), 1906-1972, painter, draftsman, and master mariner of Polish origins.

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The Gate by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • The Gate, 1953
  • Oil on Hardboard
    23.5 x 29.5 in
    (59.69 x 74.93 cm)
Untitled (Jamaican Floral Still Life) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Jamaican Floral Still Life), ca. 1965
  • Oil on Hardboard
    52 x 25 in
    (132.08 x 63.5 cm)
A Boy in the Rockery by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • A Boy in the Rockery
  • Oil on Hardboard
    47.25 x 23.5 in
    (120.02 x 59.69 cm)
Untitled (Coconuts) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Coconuts), 1961
  • Oil on Hardboard
    53 x 25 in
    (134.62 x 63.5 cm)
Prepared for Church by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Prepared for Church
  • Oil on Hardboard
    25 x 18 in
    (63.5 x 45.72 cm)
Michaelmass Daisies (Alternate Title: Floral Still Life with Glass) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Michaelmass Daisies (Alternate Title: Floral St..., 1947
  • Oil on Hardboard
    30 x 20 in
    (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
Sleeping Cat (Alternate Title: White Cat) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Sleeping Cat (Alternate Title: White Cat), 1953
  • Oil On Canvas
    22 x 24 in
    (55.88 x 60.96 cm)
Girl in White Dress (Alternate title: Portrait of Peggy) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Girl in White Dress (Alternate title: Portrait ..., 1953
  • Oil on Hardboard
    30 x 22.5 in
    (76.2 x 57.15 cm)
Girl with Tan by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Girl with Tan, 1957
  • Oil on Hardboard
    29.5 x 24 in
    (74.93 x 60.96 cm)
Floral Still Life at Window by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Floral Still Life at Window, 1965
  • Oil on Hardboard
    23.25 x 29.75 in
    (59.06 x 75.57 cm)
Marosanna by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Marosanna, 1953
  • Oil on Hardboard
    23.75 x 29.75 in
    (60.33 x 75.57 cm)
Wicked Boy Morgan by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Wicked Boy Morgan, 1962
  • Oil on Hardboard
    43.5 x 30.75 in
    (110.49 x 78.11 cm)
Sta. Maria della Salute from Regina di Roma (Alternate title: Venice) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Sta. Maria della Salute from Regina di Roma (Al..., 1970
  • Oil on Hardboard
Market Boy Bucknor by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Market Boy Bucknor, 1970
  • Oil on Hardboard
Market Girl by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Market Girl, ca. 1965-1972
  • Oil on Hardboard
    60 x 48 in
    (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Boy Eating a Banana (Alternate titles: Banana Time; Yoga Boy) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Boy Eating a Banana (Alternate titles: Banana T..., ca. 1960-1972
  • Unfinished Oil on Hardboard
    24 x 18 in
    (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Blue Duck Girl by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Blue Duck Girl, ca. 1960-1972
  • Unfinished Oil on Hardboard
    22.75 x 18 in
    (57.79 x 45.72 cm)
Yachts at Port Royal (Morgan’s Harbour) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Yachts at Port Royal (Morgan’s Harbour), 1953
  • Oil on Hardboard
Goggle Eyes and Lime (Alternate title: Fish with Limes) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Goggle Eyes and Lime (Alternate title: Fish wit..., 1958
  • Oil on Hardboard
    14 x 11 in
    (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
November Gleam (Chrysanthemum Golden Hammer)  (Alternate tile: November Dream, Marigolds) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • November Gleam (Chrysanthemum Golden Hammer) (..., 1947
  • Oil on Hardboard
Water Lane, Montego Bay by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Water Lane, Montego Bay, 1962
  • Oil on Hardboard
Passing Ships (from Marine Series) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Passing Ships (from Marine Series), 1953
  • Oil On Canvas
    22 x 24 in
    (55.88 x 60.96 cm)
Naval Launch (from Marine Series) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Naval Launch (from Marine Series), 1953
  • Oil On Canvas
    22 x 24 in
    (55.88 x 60.96 cm)
Ship Katla (from Marine Series) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Ship Katla (from Marine Series), 1953
  • Oil On Canvas
    22 x 24 in
    (55.88 x 60.96 cm)
Marine Boats (from Marine Series) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Marine Boats (from Marine Series), 1953
  • Oil On Canvas
    22 x 25 in
    (55.88 x 63.5 cm)
A Flower Study (Alternate title: Still Life with Yellow Flowers) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • A Flower Study (Alternate title: Still Life wit..., 1947
  • Oil on Hardboard
Still Nature with Flowers (Alternate title: Still Life with Pink Flowers) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Still Nature with Flowers (Alternate title: Sti..., 1947
  • Oil on Hardboard
Country Churchyard by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Country Churchyard, 1953
  • Oil On Canvas
    22.25 x 30 in
    (56.52 x 76.2 cm)
Cherry Blossom (Alternate title: Apple Blossom) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Cherry Blossom (Alternate title: Apple Blossom), 1953
  • Oil on Canvas
    22.75 x 25 in
    (57.79 x 63.5 cm)
Garden Shadows (Alternate title: Trees with Fence) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Garden Shadows (Alternate title: Trees with Fence), 1953
  • Oil On Canvas
The Use of Frames by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • The Use of Frames, 1966
  • Oil on Hardboard
Table with Fruit by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Table with Fruit, 1960
  • Oil On Canvas
Boy with Reflection by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Boy with Reflection, 1965
  • Oil on Hardboard
Caladium in Pot by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Caladium in Pot, 1965
  • Oil on Hardboard
Woman in Tenement Yard by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Woman in Tenement Yard, 1955
  • Oil on Hardboard
Spider Lilly by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Spider Lilly, 1953
  • Oil on Hardboard
Still Life with Oleander Blossom by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Still Life with Oleander Blossom, 1963
  • Oil on Hardboard
Pineapple and Bananas by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Pineapple and Bananas, 1970
  • Oil on Hardboard
    36 x 48 in
    (91.44 x 121.92 cm)
Sophisticated Nude by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Sophisticated Nude, 1972
  • Oil on Hardboard
    37 x 49 in
    (93.98 x 124.46 cm)
Untitled (Plants in planter) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Plants in planter), ca. 1945-1960
  • Watercolor
    15 x 22.5 in
    (38.1 x 57.15 cm)
Untitled (Barbados Cargo Ship Deck) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Barbados Cargo Ship Deck), ca. 1940s - 1950s
  • Ink On Paper
    15.75 x 10.5 in
    (40.01 x 26.67 cm)
Havana by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Havana, 1954
  • Graphite on Paper
    9 x 12 in
    (22.86 x 30.48 cm)
Study for “Spring Tides” by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Study for “Spring Tides”, ca. 1940s - 1950s,
  • Graphite on Paper
    10.5 x 14.25 in
    (26.67 x 36.2 cm)
Drawing 1 from “Boat Compass” series by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Drawing 1 from “Boat Compass” series, ca. 1940s - 1950s
  • Mixed Media on Vintage Sea Chart
    8.5 x 8.5 in
    (21.59 x 21.59 cm)
Drawing 2B from “Ship Compass” series by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Drawing 2B from “Ship Compass” series, ca. 1940s and 1950s
  • Mixed Media on Vintage Sea Chart
    8.5 x 8.5 in
    (21.59 x 21.59 cm)
Untitled (Full Rigged Ship Study) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Full Rigged Ship Study), ca. 1940 - 1944
  • Graphite on Paper
    14 x 10 in
    (35.56 x 25.4 cm)
Untitled (Anchor of the HMS Renown) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Anchor of the HMS Renown), 1948
  • Graphite on Vintage Sea Chart
    13.75 x 15.5 in
    (34.93 x 39.37 cm)
Untitled (HMA Dockyard Portsmouth) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (HMA Dockyard Portsmouth), 1948
  • Blank ink drawing on back of vintage sea chart
    17 x 17 in
    (43.18 x 43.18 cm)
Untitled (HMS Implacable) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (HMS Implacable), 1948
  • Black ink on back of vintage sea chart
    17 x 17 in
    (43.18 x 43.18 cm)
Untitled (Bow of Ship) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Bow of Ship), 1949
  • Black ink on back of vintage sea chart
    17 x 17 in
    (43.18 x 43.18 cm)
Untitled (“HMS Birmingham”) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (“HMS Birmingham”), 1948
  • Black ink on back of vintage sea chart
    17 x 17 in
    (43.18 x 43.18 cm)
Untitled (Draftsman Table) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Draftsman Table), ca. 1940s-1950s
  • Graphite on Paper
    13 x 16.5 in
    (33.02 x 41.91 cm)
Untitled (Empire Fowey alongside Debrett) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Empire Fowey alongside Debrett), 1951
  • Graphite and colored pencil on paper
    15.5 x 22.75 in
    (39.37 x 57.79 cm)
Untitled (Boston Beach) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Boston Beach), 1955
  • Graphite on Paper
    15 x 22 in
    (38.1 x 55.88 cm)
Untitled (‘Marine Perspective’ - Title Page Drawing) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (‘Marine Perspective’ - Title Page Dra..., ca. 1940s-1950s
  • Graphite on Paper
    7 x 9.5 in
    (17.78 x 24.13 cm)
Untitled (3 Masztowy Szkuner, ‘Windermere - Dublin’) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (3 Masztowy Szkuner, ‘Windermere - Dub..., 1946
  • Graphite on Paper
    8 x 10 in
    (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Untitled (Four Masted Schooner) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Four Masted Schooner), ca. 1940s
  • Graphite on Paper
    15.75 x 11.25 in
    (40.01 x 28.58 cm)
Untitled (Cliffs) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Cliffs), ca. 1940s-1950s
  • Blue ink on paper
    15.5 x 22.75 in
    (39.37 x 57.79 cm)
Untitled (Ships Passing) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Ships Passing), ca. 1940s-1950s
  • Pastel and black paint/ink on paper
    14.5 x 21 in
    (36.83 x 53.34 cm)
Untitled (Ships in a Harbor) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Ships in a Harbor), ca. 1940s-1950s
  • Pastel and black ink/paint on paper
    13 x 19 in
    (33.02 x 48.26 cm)
Untitled (Boat Hull Study) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Boat Hull Study), ca. 1940s-1950s
  • Watercolor on Paper
    11 x 15.5 in
    (27.94 x 39.37 cm)
Untitled (Devon Rocky Shore I) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Devon Rocky Shore I), 1943
  • Watercolor on Paper
    15.5 x 22.75 in
    (39.37 x 57.79 cm)
Untitled (Devon Rocky Shore II) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Devon Rocky Shore II), 1943
  • Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
    15.5 x 22.75 in
    (39.37 x 57.79 cm)
Untitled (Boat scene with Propeller) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Boat scene with Propeller), ca. 1940s
  • Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
    14.25 x 21.25 in
    (36.2 x 53.98 cm)
Untitled (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich), 1943
  • Watercolor on Paper
    15.25 x 22.75 in
    (38.74 x 57.79 cm)
Untitled (Cloud Arrangement Over Ship Building in Aberdeen) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Cloud Arrangement Over Ship Building ..., 1945
  • Watercolor on Paper
    15.25 x 22.5 in
    (38.74 x 57.15 cm)
Untitled (Bridge Over River) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Bridge Over River), ca. 1940s
  • Watercolor on Paper
    14.5 x 21.75 in
    (36.83 x 55.25 cm)
Untitled (Royal Yacht Britannia in Kingston Harbor) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Royal Yacht Britannia in Kingston Har..., 1955
  • Watercolor on Paper
    15.5 x 22.25 in
    (39.37 x 56.52 cm)
SS Rataj (Luleå Harbor) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • SS Rataj (Luleå Harbor), 1946
  • Watercolor on Paper
    15.25 x 22.5 in
    (38.74 x 57.15 cm)
Untitled (Engine Room of S.S. Krosow) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Engine Room of S.S. Krosow), 1944
  • Watercolor on Paper
    15.5 x 22.75 in
    (39.37 x 57.79 cm)
Untitled (Double Masted Model Ship) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Double Masted Model Ship)
  • Watercolor on Paper
    21 x 27 in
    (53.34 x 68.58 cm)
Untitled (H.M.S. Victory Card) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (H.M.S. Victory Card), ca. 1940s
  • Black ink and colored pencil on folded paper
    Closed: 5.25 x 5.75 inches - Open: 5.25 x 11.25 inches.
Untitled (H.M.S. King George V Holiday Card) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (H.M.S. King George V Holiday Card), 1948
  • Black ink print on paper, pasted to folder paper
    Closed: 5.25 x 6.75 inches - Open: 5.25 x 13.5 inches
Untitled (Men on Sailboat with Eyes) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Men on Sailboat with Eyes), ca. 1950s
  • Mixed Media on Paper
    8.25 x 5.5 in
    (20.96 x 13.97 cm)
Untitled (698 Sailboat) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (698 Sailboat)
  • Mixed Media on Paper
    8.375 x 6.25 in
    (21.27 x 15.88 cm)
Untitled (Boat in Preston, Lancashire) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Boat in Preston, Lancashire), 1946
  • Graphite on paper
    8 x 10 in
    (20.32 x 25.4 cm)
Untitled (Bill Harrison on Holiday) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Bill Harrison on Holiday), 1948
  • Graphite on Paper
    7.875 x 7.125 in
    (20.0 x 18.1 cm)
Untitled (London Zoo Pelicans) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (London Zoo Pelicans), ca. 1940s-1950s
  • Black ink on paper
    11.25 x 7.75 in
    (28.58 x 19.69 cm)
Untitled (Baba) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Baba), ca. 1950s
  • Graphite and black ink on cardstock
    8.5 x 6.125 in
    (21.59 x 15.56 cm)
Untitled (House Amongst Palm Trees) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (House Amongst Palm Trees), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Graphite on paper
    5.875 x 7.625 in
    (14.92 x 19.37 cm)
Untitled (Party Amongst Palms) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Party Amongst Palms), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Graphite on paper
    5.875 x 7.625 in
    (14.92 x 19.37 cm)
Untitled (Dora Beret, Country Woman From St. Elizabeth) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Dora Beret, Country Woman From St. El..., 1957
  • Graphite on cardstock
    10 x 7.5 in
    (25.4 x 19.05 cm)
Untitled (Miles Clifford, Ward 6) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Miles Clifford, Ward 6), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Graphite on paper
    11.5 x 8.5 in
    (29.21 x 21.59 cm)
Untitled (Two Policemen) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Two Policemen)
  • Graphite on paper
    10.75 x 7.375 in
    (27.31 x 18.73 cm)
Untitled (Flying Fish Study) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Flying Fish Study), 1953
  • Graphite on paper
    8.75 x 11.75 in
    (22.23 x 29.85 cm)
Untitled (Man Under Trees) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Man Under Trees), 1958
  • Graphite on paper
    8.25 x 11.25 in
    (20.96 x 28.58 cm)
Untitled (Convertible) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Convertible)
  • Graphite on paper
    7.5 x 11.875 in
    (19.05 x 30.16 cm)
Untitled (Cattle) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Cattle), ca. 1950s
  • Graphite on paper
    7.5 x 11.125 in
    (19.05 x 28.26 cm)
Untitled (Building Amongst Trees) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Building Amongst Trees), ca. 1950s
  • Graphite on paper
    8.875 x 11.875 in
    (22.54 x 30.16 cm)
Untitled (Beyford Clarke Figure Drawing) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Beyford Clarke Figure Drawing), ca. 1950s
  • Charcoal on cardstock
    7 x 5.25 in
    (17.78 x 13.34 cm)
Untitled (Casa Ball) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Casa Ball), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Graphite on cardstock
    10.875 x 7.25 in
    (27.62 x 18.42 cm)
Untitled (Coastal Cloud Scene) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Coastal Cloud Scene), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Black marker on paper
Untitled (Garden Sketch) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Garden Sketch), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Black marker on paper
    5.875 x 7.825 in
    (14.92 x 19.88 cm)
Untitled (Pineapple Sketch) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Pineapple Sketch), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Graphite on paper
    11 x 7.25 in
    (27.94 x 18.42 cm)
Untitled (Figure in Strapless Dress) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Figure in Strapless Dress), ca. 1950s
  • graphite on paper
    8.5 x 5.5 in
    (21.59 x 13.97 cm)
Untitled (Leaf Study) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Leaf Study), ca. 1950s
  • Graphite on paper
    11 x 8.5 in
    (27.94 x 21.59 cm)
Untitled (Boat Study) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Boat Study)
  • black ink on paper
    15.625 x 11 in
    (39.69 x 27.94 cm)
Untitled (Courtyard) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Courtyard), 1959
  • Black ink on cardstock
    10.875 x 22.375 in
    (27.62 x 56.83 cm)
Untitled (Casa del Sol Advertisement Drawing) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Casa del Sol Advertisement Drawing), ca. 1950s-1960s
  • Black ink and marker on cardstock
    14.125 x 11 in
    (35.88 x 27.94 cm)
Untitled (Boats at Harbor) by Michael Lester
  • Michael Lester
  • Untitled (Boats at Harbor), 1953
  • Untitled (Boats at Harbor)
    15.25 x 18.25 in
    (38.74 x 46.36 cm)
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