In 2022 a significant collection of Michał Antoni Leszczyński's artwork (aka, Michael Lester) was purchased from the caretakers and heirs of his estate. Featuring 32 works on oil and over 600 works on paper, ephemera, publications, personal notes and diaries, this estate collection reflects his life’s accomplishments. Pieces from early as 1937 to up until his death in 1972, exhibit his artistic evolution. Earlier works feature still lifes and primarily focus on maritime compositions. Lester was well-educated in his Polish homeland and excelled in both art and sailing; he was an experienced and highly regarded master mariner and illustrator in the inter-war period in Poland and in both wartime and post-war Britain. His eventual immigration to Jamaica in the early 1950s had a dramatic effect on his style and composition. Ever astute, he quickly discovered a market for his works as Jamaica's north coast became a hot spot for world-class tourism. Establishing a gallery in Montego Bay, run by his wife Peggy, patrons of his work included the local de Lisser family, Reynolds family members (of Reynold's Aluminum), Lee and Stanisław Radziwiłł (sister and brother-in-law of Jackie Kennedy), and many other celebrities, musicians, and socialites of the time. He achieved something that few artists ever accomplish; the financial independence of selling his own work and living from his passion. Lester was highly prolific, hundreds (perhaps thousands) of artworks were produced in the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. Some of his greatest works were commissioned and shipped overseas to adoring collectors all over the world. Others to this day still adorn the lobbies and halls of Jamaica’s public buildings, resorts, homes, and restaurants. Some of his largest works were created on a rolling commission to Half Moon resort in Montego Bay, where to this day many of these masterworks reside. This collection, featured in its digital form, can be considered his personal favorites which decorated his home in Belmont, Jamaica. The collection consistently reflects his vision and artistic eye to the world around him, inviting the viewer to into his intrepid life. Please enjoy this digital version of the collection. More to come as the digitization and preservation of his legacy continues.