Edward Lear, Louvère (1868)

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Louvère [Louvière in Swtzerland?].
Watercolour, Underdrawn In Pencil. 9.4 x 19.5 cm (3 3/4 x 7 3/4 ins). J. Leger & Son, 13 Old Bond St., label to frame verso.

Invaluable.

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2 Responses to Edward Lear, Louvère (1868)

  1. Ruth Musielak's avatar Ruth Musielak says:
    November 13, 2025 at 11:12 am

    Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva seems likelier than an ugly coal-mining town in Belgium!

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  2. Old Man with a Beard's avatar Old Man with a Beard says:
    June 22, 2026 at 2:47 pm

    I was also left curious about this one, not least because of the script of the signature (though I may simply be unaware of similar inscriptions – have you seen such signatures?), but also because of the wash given to the clouds, the scarcity of pencil used, and frankly the absence of a vibrancy we have become used to in Lear’s work. I do like the depth of the image though.

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