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Sir Robert James Sainsbury (24 October 1906 – 2 April 2000), was the son of John Benjamin Sainsbury (the eldest son of John James Sainsbury, the founder of Sainsbury's supermarkets). Along with his wife Lisa, they began the collection of modern and tribal art housed at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich .
Robert and Lisa Sainsbury loved to support young artists including British sculptor John Davies, exhibited here at the Sainsbury Centre in 1995. After meeting Henry Moore as a young and unknown artist in 1933, they went on to build lasting friendships with Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti and Lisa with Lucy Rie.
Sir Robert Sainsbury (1907–2000), son of John Benjamin Sainsbury, who, with his wife, Lisa (née Van den Bergh; 1912–2014), began the collection of modern and tribal art housed at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich had issue:
His father, Sir Robert Sainsbury, gave almost his entire stake in the company to David Sainsbury, his only son, whereas his uncle Alan Sainsbury split his stake in the business between his sons John Davan Sainsbury, Simon Sainsbury, and Tim Sainsbury.
5 apr 2000 · Sir Robert Sainsbury, patron of the arts and a son of the dynasty that turned a collection of grocery stores into one of Britain's biggest supermarket chains, died on Sunday, the company said.
In 1937 she married Robert James Sainsbury (later Sir Robert Sainsbury). The couple became well known as art collectors and patrons of the arts. In 1973 they donated their large art collection (of more than 400 works) to the University of East Anglia, where they commissioned the then-little known architect Norman Foster to design an art gallery.
One of the first museums in the world to display art from all around the globe and from all time periods equally and collectively, Sir Robert and Lady Lisa Sainsbury created one of the most sought after yet non-conformist art collections.
