Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Casale Sacromonte (1879)

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Casale Sacromonte. 1879, numbered 3, pen and inks, 32 x 49cm. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Mount Etna at Sunset (1864)

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mount Etna at Sunset. Inscribed ‘Etna 5 June 7pm 1864’ and with colour notes, numbered (183) l.r., pen and brown ink and watercolour. 6.7 x 27cm. Provenance With the Fine Art Society, London, 1962. Probably drawn while getting … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Castel Giubileo (?)

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Castel Giubileo (?). Dated, Jan 7th 1845/brown ink, 21.5cm x 38cm. The Saleroom.

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La taupe suspendue

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Félix Bracquemond (Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres), Les Taupes, 1854. Etching; sixth state of seven. Sheet: 19 1/8 × 12 1/16 in. (48.6 × 30.7 cm) Plate: 10 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (27 × 19.4 cm). Inscribed in plate, lower right: … Continue reading →

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Two Edward Lear Pictures on eBay

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, An Antique British Interior Sketch Signed E.L. Dated Jan 1st 1868. 6.75 x 5.55 inches the sheet. [I think I should know, but can’t remember what the object on the left is; can anyone remind me? Marco] eBay. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Black Mountain, Cephalonia

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Black Mountain, Cephalonia. Watercolor on wove paper, circa 1863. 260×360 mm; 10 1/4×14 1/4 inches. Initialed and titled in pencil, lower right recto, and annotated “4” in pencil, upper left recto. Provenance Private collection, Massachusetts. invaluable.

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Edward Lear. Bedouin Soldiers on a Hillside

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Bedouin Soldiers Resting on a Hillside. Pen and brown ink on wove paper. 117×188 mm; 4 3/4×7 1/2 inches. Signed in ink, lower left recto. Provenance Private collection, Chicago. invaluable.

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Edward Lear, Saint Moritz, Switzerland

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Saint Moritz, Switzerland, watercolour on grey paper, depicting a panoramic landscape, with a village nestling at the foot of a range of snow-topped mountains, trees in the foreground to the left, and clouds gathering overhead, annotated in brown ink … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, On the Nile

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, On the Nile. Pen and brown ink on laid paper. Watermarked: 1836 and embosed with a fleur de lys. 4 1/4″ x 7 1/4″ sheet; 11″ x 13 1/4″. Provenance George and Fanny Coombe (nee Drewitt), Peppering House, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear: Moment to Moment

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

The exhibition, Edward Lear: Moment to Moment, opening on 9 September, now has a web page where you can find more information. Co-curated by Matt Bevis and Jonathan Watkins at Ikon in Birmingham.

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