Monthly Archives: August 2013

Edward Lear, Junction of Wadis (1849)

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Junction of Wadis, Egypt. Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of pencil, on wove paper watermarked: Wick / 18; inscribed lower right: 20. “January”. 1849. 1849 [sic] / Junction of Wadys. [sic],  and further inscribed with artists … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Ioannina (1856-1857)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

  Edward Lear, Ioannina, Greece. Pen and brown ink with watercolour over traces of pencil; inscribed lower right in pen: Ἰωάννινα / Aug.. 1856 April 1857; and again in pencil: Aug 1856. Apr. 1857. 145 by 228 mm. Edward Lear travelled extensively … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Figures on Road, Tivoli Beyond (1839)

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

  Edward Lear, Figures on the Road, Tivoli Beyond. Pencil, heightened with white and touches of brown wash, on grey paper; signed lower right: Edward Lear / 1839; and inscribed lower left: Tivoli. 240 by 340 mm. In a letter to his … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Falla near Strongoli, Corfu (1862)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

  Edward Lear, Falla near Strongoli, Corfu. Pen and brown ink over pencil on blue paper; inscribed lower left with the title in Greek and dated: 4 May. 1862, numbered lower right: 49 + 2, and further inscribed with artist’s notes. 215 … Continue reading →

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