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§ Sir Leslie Lynn Marr, 2nd Baronet (British 1922-2021)

Bomberg Landscape signed and dated 'Leslie Marr 59' (lower right) charcoal and pastel 54 x 73cm

Footnote: Landscape artist and former race car driver, Sir Leslie Lynn Marr, studied engineering at Pembroke College, Cambridge, before embarking on his artistic training. Following his service as a technician for the Royal Air Force during World War II, Marr attended life drawing classes at Heatherley’s Art School, before studying under David Bomberg at the Borough Polytechnic. In addition to being a student of Bomberg and an important figure of the Borough Group, Marr was also married to Dinora Mendelson, the daughter of Lilian Holt and stepdaughter of David Bomberg, between 1948 and 1956.

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