OBITUARY
ROBIN Leslie William Long Restall was born in the East End of London on March 24 1937. At the age of 86, he died peacefully, with his family, at his home in Barton, Cambridgeshire, on May 26 2023.
Arriving in the world with no advantages beyond what would prove to be prodigious talent and determination, he created a remarkable life, rich in achievements. Having experienced the London Blitz as a child, he subsequently went to art school