Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, (Italian Landscapes) (1838)

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Landscape scene with figures in the foreground. Pen and ink, signed lower right ‘ E Leer’ and further inscribed ’15 March 1838′, 9 x 12cm  and another, landscape, pencil, pen and ink, unsigned, 9.5 x 12cm. The Saleroom.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, From Monte St Angelo

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, From Monte St Angelo. Sepia ink and pencil with faint annotations, 8.5 x 15cm. The Saleroom.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Sketch of Monte Cima and Lake Lugano (?)

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sketch of Monte Cima and Lake Lugano. Signed, inscribed and dated ’11:15am/ Lake Lugano/ 18 August.1898, Monte Cima’ (lower left), annotated throughout. Pencil, pen and ink. 16.5 x 26cm (6 1/2 x 10 1/4in). Provenance Anon. sale, Bonhams, … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso (1848)

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso, 1848. Inscribed and dated ‘Monte Generoso/9.AM. August 2.1848’ (lower left), annotated  throughout. Watercolour over traces of pencil. 40.3 x 55.5cm (15 7/8 x 21 7/8in). Provenance Anon. sale, Bonhams, London, 2 November 1995, lot 82. Bonhams.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

W.S.’s Bosh Available Online

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Dough Harris informs me that the limerick book I discussed here, Bosh by W.S. (London: Bickers & Son, 1876) is now available online at Google Books. According to Bob Turveys’s The Secret Life of Limericks (2025, chapter 5) W.S. was “the … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear, Limerick | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Edward Lear, Canea, Crete (1864)

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Canea, Crete. Dated 17 April 1864 6.40 pm and titled lower left, watercolour and ink, 21.5 x 34.5 cm, frame 43 x 56 cm. Provenance Collection of Peter Roberts, purchased from Maurice Edward Dear, Southampton and label for … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Voidomatis river, Zagori region, Epirus (1857)

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Voidomatis river, Zagori region, Epirus. 14 April 1857. Watercolour and ink on paper. MutualArt.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Two Geese (1846)

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Two Geese. Pen and ink. 3 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches. Provenance Fanny and George Coombe of Peppering House, Burpham, Sussex, and by descent; Luke Gertler Collection Edward Lear made the present drawing for the family of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Amalfi: Still Life (1838)

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Rustic Still Life. Inscribed ‘Amalfi’ and dated ‘July.11.1838’. Watercolour with oil and pencil. 5 ¼ x 7 ½ inches. Exhibited ‘Chris Beetles Summer Show’, 2021, No 25. Early in 1837, a group of subscribers, led by the Earl … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, A Rest on the Way to Pisa (1861-1863)

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A rest on the way to Pisa. Signed with monogram and dated 1861 and 1863. Watercolour with bodycolour. 6 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches. Literature Vivien Noakes, Edward Lear 1812-1888, London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1985, pages 126-127, … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment