Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Albe (1844)

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Albe, 1844. Black chalk, pencil, grey wash, heightened with white, on light buff paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed Albe lower left. 14 x 26 cm. (5 1/2 x 10 1/4 in), corners trimmed. Provenance: John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Antrodoco (1844)

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Antrodoco, 1844. Black chalk, pencil, heightened with white, on light blue paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower left, inscribed Antrodoco lower right. 13 x 18 cm. (5 1/8 x 7 in). Provenance: John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); thence by descent to … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Santa Maria di Luco (1844)

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Santa Maria di Luco, 1844. Black chalk, pencil, heightened with white, on light grey paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed S. Maria di Luco lower left. 9.5 x 20 cm. (3 3/4 x 7 7/8 in). Provenance: John Scandrett … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Buon Ricovero & Villa Cesia (1843)

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Buon Ricovero, 1843; Villa Caesia, 184[?]3. A pair, watercolour, heightened with white, on light blue paper. Both signed lower right, inscribed and dated Buon Ricovers, 1843, and Villa Caesia, 184 [?]3 , respectively. 8 x 14 cm. (3 1/8 x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Santa Maura (1863)

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Santa Maura. Brush and ink, watercolour, traces of graphite, on wove paper. Inscribed and dated ’19 April 1863 6PM’ lower right. 20.5 x 32 cm. (8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in). Provenance: Thomas Agnew & Sons, London (label on reverse, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Venetian Sail Barge (1865)

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Venetian sail barge. Brush and red ink, watercolour, touches of body colour, traces of graphite. Inscribed ‘Venice 24 Nov, b’r 1865 (53)’ lower right. 11.5 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in) Provenance: Thomas Agnew & Sons, London … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sketches of Trees (1838)

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sketches of trees. Graphite on blue wove paper. Signed and dated 1838 lower left. 26 x 18 cm.(10 1/4 x 7 1/8 in). Provenance: Spink, London (label on reverse, no. K3/4388); Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1970s. Bloomsbury.

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Mark Twain, The New Planet, Illustrated by Peter Newell

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

THE NEW PLANET (The astronomers at Hanard have observed “perturbations In the orbital movement of Neptune,” such as might be caused by the presence of a new planet in the vicinity.) I BELIEVE in the new planet. I was eleven … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Hajar Kim, Malta (1866)

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Hajar Kim, Krendy, Malta, 4 March 1866. Annotated sketch at the archaeoligical site of the prehistorical temple complex at Hagar Qim, near Qrendi in southern Malta, pen and sepia ink over pencil on buff paper, 360 x 525mm., annotated … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Galera (1844)

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Galera, 1844. Watercolour, heightened with white, on light grey paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed Galera , March 5 lower left. 17.5 x 11 cm. (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 in). Provenance: John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); thence by descent … Continue reading →

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