Robert Henry (Joe) Lee (1915-2007) Paintings, drawings and assemblages. Bingley
About the Artist
Robert Henry (Joe) Lee (1915-2007)
Born in Eldwick, Joe attended Bradford College of Art, before going on to study at the Royal College of Art. He was a versatile artist, working in two and three dimensions, including sculpture, painting, collage, and wooden-framed structures, or ‘assemblages’. His subjects from landscape, still-life, abstract and religious subjects to portraits.
As a POW he witnessed the bombing of Dresden, the horrors of which profoundly influenced his life. Returning after the war, he attended the Royal College of Art for a further year before a becoming a teacher of art at a series of colleges and Schools. These included Bingley College of Education, where he was Principal Lecturer in Visual Arts between 1969 and 1979
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL01 ‘Send in the Clowns’ Assemblage £380
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL04 ‘South Landing in Winter ’85 Flamborough’ Acrylic 44x31cm SOLD
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL02 ‘Dusty Pavillions’ Oil and acrylic 69x78cm £270
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL11 ”Sandsend Bay’ (Whitby)’ 1951 mixed media 25x17cm £80
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL12 ‘The Spectators’ 1991 Wooden Construction 62x31cm £250
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL05 ‘Self Portrait’ Acrylic 32x40cm SOLD
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL09 ‘At the Table’ graphite 29x24cm £40
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL13 ‘Cakes and Cheese Tray’ 1990 Wooden Construction 62x31cm £220
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL03 ‘Annunciation’ Oil 42x32cm £180
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL10 ‘Head LFAC’ graphite 19x18cm SOLD
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL07 ‘Tomb Offering 14C Aztec Museum, Mexico City’ ink and coloured pencil 35x28cm £30
Robert Henry Lee 1915 to 2007 Bingley RL06 ‘Pear Run Isle of Lewis’ ink and coloured pencil 33x24cm SOLD
