Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Charles Knight / Edward Lear, Civita Castellana (1843)

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Charles Knight / Edward Lear, Civita Castellana. Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Civita Castellana/Edward Lear del July.20.1843.’ (lower left); Signed and inscribed ‘C.Allanton Knight/from E Lear’ (lower right). Pen and ink with brown wash over traces of pencil, heightened with white. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Bay of Samos, Cephalonia (1863)

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Bay of Samos, Cephalonia. Inscribed and dated ‘Bay of Samos/Cephalonia 2:30pm/3rd May 1863. 2.30pm/124’ (lower right). Watercolour and ink over traces of pencil. 11 x 27cm (4 5/16 x 10 5/8in).

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Edward Lear, Erbalunga, Corsica

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Erbalunga, Corsica. Signed with monogram (lower left). Watercolour over traces of pencil. 27.5 x 45.5cm (10 13/16 x 17 15/16in). Provenance Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 21 March 2001, lot 243. Private collection, UK.

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Edward Lear, The Ear of Dionysus (1842)

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Ear of Dionysus. Black chalk heightened with white on grey paper, 230×310 mm. On the recto, lower left, black chalk: “Edward Lear. del. 1842. June”; lower right, black chalk: “Ear of Dionysus. Syracusa” Pandolfini.  

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Edward Lear, Sacromonte, Varese (1879)

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sacromonte di Varese. Black chalk, pen and brown ink, 275×495 mm. On the recto, lower left, pen and brown ink: “Sacromonte 8. Sept. 1879” Exhibited Edward Lear (1812 – 1888), Il viaggio come avventura estetica, vedute d’Italia, Milano, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Suda Bay, Crete

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Suda Bay, Crete. Watercolour on paper. 17,5 x 36,8 cm. (6 7/8 x 14 1/2in.) MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Agia Paraskevi (1857)

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Agia Paraskevi, 1857. Pen and brown ink and watercolor over traces of pencil on paper. Inscribed lower left Agia Paraskevi / 13 April 1857 / 11 1/2 AM (lower left); further inscribed with Artist’s notes. 13 3/4 x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Monte Generoso – Bellavista (1881)

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso – Bellavista. Pencil, pen and brown ink. 9.5cm x 17cm (3.75in x 6.75in). MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai. Watercolor on paper. 4 h x 8 w in (10 x 20 cm). Signed to lower left ‘EL’. Provenance The Drawing Room, Princeton, NJ Estate of Alfred Bush, former Curator of Western Americana, Princeton University, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Hummingbird

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Hummingbird. Pen and ink, watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper, signed lower left, 15cm x 12cm. Hansons.

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