Edward Lear, The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens (1848)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.
Inscribed and dated ‘Athens / 8. 9th June. 1848′, numbered ’18’ (lower right), and extensively inscribed with artist’s notes throughout. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour. 11 1/8 x 18 3/8 in. (28.2 x 46.7 cm.)

Provenance
Charles Church, a gift from the artist, and by descent to the present owners.

Christie’s.

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3 Responses to Edward Lear, The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens (1848)

  2. Raffaele Ciccaleni says:
    July 29, 2019 at 12:03 pm

    So modern!

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  3. Raffaele Ciccaleni says:
    July 29, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    Buongiorno, Marco. Si possono condividere in rete le immagini?

    Mi piacerebbe anche inviarti la foto di uno studio che ho fatto su un acquerello di Lear qualche anno fa; forse ricordi che avevamo avuto uno scambio di email perché cercavo di risalire alla località esatta raffigurata nel quadro. Era un acquerello laziale del 1842.

    Grazie! Raffaele Ciccaleni

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