Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Another Edward Lear Letter to Mrs Hankey

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear:  Autograph letter addressed to Mrs. Hankey, from Rendcomb Park, Cirencester, dated Sept. 1, 1872, 3pp. 8vo., written at speed in his characteristic hand, linking many of the words, concerning commissions for drawings, his movements and an account of a … Continue reading →

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Ann Mortimer’s Owl and Pussy-cat

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Anne Mortimer R.M.S., S.B.A., (b.1958) They dined on mince and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon Signed. Watercolour, mounted, unframed. 18.5 x 38cm; 7¼ x 15in. Illustration from The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, published by … Continue reading →

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An Edward Lear Letter to Mrs Thomson Hankey

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear: Autograph letter addressed to Mrs. Thomson Hankey, Brambridge Place, Winchester, dated 9 Sept. 1867, on blue paper, 2 pp. 4to, the first page nearly filled (c. 150 x 200mm) with a large drawing of Lear ensconced in a melon-bed … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Study of a Bramble

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Study of a Bramble. Artist’s pencil note reads `items all deep red`, pen and sepia ink, on a shaped piece of paper (possibly from a sketchbook leaf). Paper 6.5 x 29cm approx. Provenance: London, The Fine Art Society Ltd, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Monte Generoso (1878)

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso. Inscribed Mte Generoso/24 July. 1878/ 4.30.P.M. (in ink, over his own pencil inscription), pen and brown ink with blue wash, over traces of pencil. 15.5 x 25.5cm. Lear spent six summers at Monte Generoso on the Swiss/Italian … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Goats in a North African Landscape

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Goats in a North African Landscape (Egypt?) Signed with monogram, watercolour and pencil 11 x 17.5cm.

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Ronald Searle’s Edward Lear Medal

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Ronald Searle‘s  medal of Edward Lear [Père du non-sens], modelled in 1975 and issued by the Monnaie de Paris. More here.

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Edward Lear, Wady Halfeh (1867)

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Wady Halfeh. Signed with monogram, dated 1867 and inscribed with title, watercolour 11 x 17.5cm. Wadi Halfa is in the Northern State of Sudan on the shore of Lake Nubia (Lake Nasser). Lear visited Egypt in 1866 and travelled … Continue reading →

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Donna Howard’s Take on the Owl and the Pussy-cat

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

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Edward Lear, Dakkeh (1864)

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Dakkeh. Inscribed and dated ‘Dakkeh./7.15 – 7.40 AM./Feb. 15. 1867./Pylon very sharp & well built/(a little too wide in drawing,)/or rather, not quite high enough’ (lower left); numbered ‘(477)’ (lower right); variously annotated throughout. Watercolour and ink heightened with … Continue reading →

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