Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Florence (1861)

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Florence. Inscribed and dated ‘June 14/ (9)’ (lower left). Pen, ink and watercolour over pencil. 33.2 x 55cm (13 1/16 x 21 5/8in). Painted in 1861. Provenance With Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London where purchased … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Ceylon (1874)

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Ceylon. Numbered and dated ‘(792) 11.30 A.M. 20 Nov 1874’ and further inscribed with notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour.  9.25cm x 25.75cm (3.5in x 10in) Provenance The Fine Art Society, London, by 1952 Travelling along the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Venice and Santa Maria della Salute (1865)

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Venice and Santa Maria della Salute. Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Venice 11 Nov (2)’, pen and ink and watercolour. 11.5cm x 16.5cm (4.5in x 6.5in) Provenance Agnew’s, no. 29488 After a first visit to Venice in 1857, Lear … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Aswan (1854)

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Aswan, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘Assouan 9. Feb 1854 9.10AM’ and further inscribed with colour notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour. 24.25cm x 43.75cm (9.5in x 17.25in). Provenance Agnew’s, no. 28008 During his second visit to Egypt … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Patti (1847)

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Patti. Inscribed and dated ‘Patti 4 July 1847’ and numbered 2/2, and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil and pen and ink. 30cm x 46cm (11.75in x 17.75in). Patti, which is close to Messina, is most known for … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sunset of the Nile. Signed with monogram and inscribed ‘Nile’, watercolour. 17cm x 36.5cm (6.75in x 13.5in). Provenance Agnew’s, London, no.48070 At the end of his journey along the Nile, Lear writes on 25 February 1867 ‘In no … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Walls of Pavia (1841)

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Walls of Pavia. Signed and dated ‘Edw. Lear 11 May 1841’ and inscribed ‘Walls of Pavia’, watercolour.  6.5cm x 13.5cm (2.75in x 5.25in). Provenance Child’s Gallery, Boston Apart from two visits to England, Lear stayed in Italy between … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile near Mankabat (1867)

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile near Mankabat. Inscribed and dated ‘5.20 sunset Jan 8 1867 (near Mankabat)’ and numbered ‘107’ and further inscribed with colour notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour. 12.5cm x 19cm (5in x 7.5in). Provenance … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Wady Halfeh, Egypt (1867)

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Wady halfeh, Egypt. Signed with the monogram, dated 1884 and inscribed ‘Wady Halfey Feb 3 1867’, watercolour. 9cm x 17.5cm (3.5in x 7in) . Provenance Childs Gallery, Boston; Agnew’s London No. 15361 This work shows Wadi Halfa situated … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Drymades, Albania

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Drymades, Albania. Signed with the monogram and inscribed ‘Drymades’, watercolour heightened with white. 11.5cm x 18cm (4.5in x 7.25in). Provenance Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, London Lear painted some of the wildest and most dramatic countryside when he … Continue reading →

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