Pen and Indian ink, gouache and wash on paperboard, signed and dated (lower right), 73cm x 54cm, (87cm x 68cm framed), price on request

Created whilst still in his 20s, during this period Michael drew on the themes of myth, religion and ancient Greece for the subjects in his pictures. This picture was acquired by a friend of Michael's shortly after it was created, and was retained in the family until very recently.

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Alkyd-oil on Masonite, signed and dated (middle left), 61cm (diam.), (83cm diam. framed), price on request. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

During his career, Leonard created a series of paintings celebrating the male figure. The nude, particularly the male nude, has been a recurring theme in his work. “I am fascinated by the subtle interactions of muscle, bone and sinew that come into play as a body moves…” This work, was considered by Michael, to be one of the works he was most proud of, hence the reason why he never sold it. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.121.

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Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 44cm x 39cm (67cm x 63cm framed), price on request. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This work is one of the first in which the style and composition of his later male nudes, has become nearly fully formed. The work recalls the female bathing pictures of Edgar Degas and the male bathing pictures of Gustave Caillebotte.

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Alkyd-oil on board, 81cm diam., (100cm diam framed), price on request

Although most famous for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth in the NPG, from the late 1970s up until his retirement from painting in 2009, Leonard created a series of paintings celebrating the male figure. The nude, particularly the male nude, has been a recurring theme in his work. “I am fascinated by the subtle interactions of muscle, bone and sinew that come into play as a body moves…”

Michael was revisiting his previous painting Vanitas, (1991) when he retired from painting due to ill-health.

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Alkyd-oil on Masonite board, 102cm x 83cm, (124cm x 104cm framed). price on request

Although most famous for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth in the NPG, from the late 1970s up until his retirement from painting in 2009, Leonard created a series of paintings celebrating the male figure. The nude, particularly the male nude, has been a recurring theme in his work. “I am fascinated by the subtle interactions of muscle, bone and sinew that come into play as a body moves…”

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Acrylic on Masonite board, signed and dated (lower middle), 70cm x 70cm (91cm x 91cm framed), price on request

This work depicts Alan and his dog, Bella, on Michael’s balcony in his home in West London. Paintings featuring dogs and reflections, are themes which he revisited throughout the 1970s. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers), at p.89.

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Alkyd-oil on Masonite, signed and dated (lower right), 33cm x 32cm, (42cm x 40cm framed), £14,000. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p20.

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Alkyd-oil on Masonite board, signed (with monogram) and dated (middle right), 47cm x 50cm (69cm x 73cm framed), £9,500

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Alkyd-oil on Masonite, signed and dated (lower left), 40cm x 38cm, (61cm x 59cm framed), £9,500. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

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Mixed media on board, 92cm x 55cm, (104cm x 73cm framed), £8,500. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This is one of a series of pictures from the late 1960s, in which Michael said he was seeking to suggest recently excavated ancient artefacts, with traces of earth still clinging to them. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.18, 28 & 29.

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Mixed media on board, 92cm x 61cm, (104cm x 73cm framed), £8,500. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This is one of a series of pictures from the late 1960s, in which Michael said he was seeking to suggest recently excavated ancient artefacts, with traces of earth still clinging to them. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.28, 29 & 36.

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Mixed media on board, 92cm x 55cm, (104cm x 73cm framed), £8,500. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This is one of a series of pictures from the late 1960s, in which Michael said he was seeking to suggest recently excavated ancient artefacts, with traces of earth still clinging to them. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.28, 29 & 36.

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Acrylic on card, signed and dated (lower middle), 25.7cm x 25.4cm, (32cm x 31cm framed), £12,000 (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

In the late 1970s, Michael created three works with this model laying on a bed. This colour study, a colour pencil drawing entitled ‘On the Bed 2’ (1977) and a further pencil drawing for the Joy of Gay Sex (Silverstein / White), also from 1977. This colour study was not realised into a finished painting. The picture features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.172.

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Acrylic on card, signed and dated (lower right), 19.4cm x 16.9cm, (26cm x 23cm framed), £10,000. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This study, although never fully realised into a finished painting, relates to other works (one painting and a number of tonal nudes) by Michael in which figures are captured on the stairs. The picture features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.172.

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Acrylic on card, signed and dated (lower right) and dedicated (lower left), 14.6cm x 14.3cm (21cm x 20cm framed), £10,000. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

Although this composition was never used in any of Michael’s finished Roofwork series, elements of the study appear in the work Up on the Roof (1979). The work features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.171

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Alkyd-oil on board, signed and dated (lower right), 22cm x 20cm, (36cm x 35cm framed), £10,000. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This painted study revisits the composition for a painting of the same name, painted a year earlier. It was not uncommon for Michael to revisit a composition, if he was particularly drawn to it.

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Acrylic on card, signed and dated (lower right), 14.6cm x 11.4cm, (24cm x 19.5cm), £8,000. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

For the final 30 years of his career, from the early 1980s onwards, Michael’s work became synonymous with bathers, sometimes slight off balance, in the act of drying themselves.

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Acrylic on board, signed and dated (upper right) and titled, 25.7cm x 30.8cm (32cm x 36cm framed), £6,000 (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

Prudence Cuming Associates is photography studio that photographed a great deal of Michael’s work. The finished work features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.89.

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Acrylic on board, signed and dated (lower right), titled and annotated, 26.2cm x 23.2cm (35cm x 30cm framed), £6,000 (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This work is the study for the finished painting, depicting Michael’s art dealers at the time. The painting in the bottom left of the image, is part of Michael’s painting ‘Up on the Roof’. The finished work features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.88.

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Mixed media, dated and signed (lower right), 15cm x 27cm, (27cm x 39cm framed), £6,000 (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

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Acrylic on masonite, signed and dated (lower left), 71cm x 67cm, framed, SOLD

Leonard is probably best known for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth, in the National Portrait Gallery, London. This early work depicts his mother and step-father at home, seen through glass patio doors, with the garden outside reflected in the glass. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers).

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Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 76cm x 80cm, (80cm x 84cm framed), SOLD. (This work was kept by the artist for his personal collection. It remained in his collection until his death in July 2023.)

This work is part of the ‘Scaffolders’ series which Michael painted from 1978 to 1981. There are only a handfull of paintings in the series, which were all exhibited at Fischer Fine Art, his dealer at the time. The painting features in the book by Patrick Bade, Michael Leonard, Painter and Illustrator, 2021 (Peter Owen Publishers) at p.71-72

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