Self-Portrait as St. Antony, listening.


This iconic painting was used as the main image for the large 1994 exhibition in Birmingham’s International Convention Centre.


It portrays the artist as the early Christian saint,


Anthony of Egypt, who gave up all material possessions to live as a hermit in the desert where he fought a constant battle against temptations of the flesh in the form of demons. Living a life of solitude in a desert cave, Anthony’s demons are often heard but not seen, and he becomes ‘the listening man’. Lenkiewicz used this theme, popular in the history of Western art, to ironically suggest that, like Anthony’s demons, the ‘other’ in any relationship is imagined but does not exist. The white indicates Anthony’s spiritual asceticism while the vivid red scarf reminds us that we are always at the mercy of our passions.


Paper Edition of 150 22” x 22” Framed £695 Deluxe Edition of 49 30” x 30” Framed £1,095


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