Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude’ by Michael Lehman - Signed & Dated 1963

Fine quality watercolour of a reclining nude. Mike spent time in Paris in the early 1960s and was influenced by the honest and intense approach to the human form that he encountered in the Parisian galleries. Michael started training as a woodcarver in the early 50s and after a spell in the Air Force graduated to modelling architectural ornament, sculptural projects and decorative restoration of historic buildings. Art Schools attended were St Martins and Sir John Cass part-time, and City & Guilds full time for three years. He joined John McCarthy, sculptor designer, in the mid 60s and for the next 25 years produced art works from coats of arms to abstract designs, mainly for city banks, insurance companies etc., including light & water features which were mainly site specific. During these years he was a part-time lecturer at the Guildhall University, formerly Sir John Cass School of Art, teaching 3D design and sculpture.