Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Luxor (1854)

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Luxor. Extensively inscribed throughout; inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Luxor 17 Feby 1854/ 6/2 PM/ 217’ (lower right); inscribed ‘No. 6 single’ (verso). Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour. 24.8 x 45.8cm (9 3/4 x 18 1/16in) “On February 8th he began … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Venice (1865)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Venice. Inscribed ’18th 7 20. Nov. 1865. 3.30′. Watercolour over pencil. 29.5 x 49 cm. (11 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.) The present watercolour dates from Lear’s second trip to Venice in November 1865. He first visited the city … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Nemertska from Kouzza, Albania (1857)

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Nemertska from Kouzza, Albania. Dated ’15 April 1857′ l.l. and inscribed extensively. Ink and watercolour. 32.4 x 52.1 cm. (12¾ x 20½ in.) Provenance: Lady Shaw; Thence by descent. Lady Shaw met Lear in Corfu and later acquired this watercolour … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Mtahleb, Malta (1866)

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mtahleb, Malta. Inscribed ‘Emtachleb, Malta’, dated ’11 am Feby 3 1866′ and numbered 52, further inscribed with extensive colour notes. Watercolour heightened with bodycolour. 36.2 53.3 cm. (14 1/4 x 21 in.) Provenance: William Rothenstein. Sir John Rothenstein. Lear’s final … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling (1877)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling. Signed with monogram and dated 1877 l.r. Ooil on canvas. 117 x 178 cm. (46 x 70 in.) Henry Austin Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare, (1815-1895); Donated by Lord Aberdare to the Mountain Ash Urban District Council (currently, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Jericho (1865)

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Jericho. Signed with monogram, inscribed ‘JCS’ and dated ‘1865’ l.r. Watercolour and bodycolour. 17.7 x 25.2 cm. (7 x 10 in.) Catherine Symonds, a gift from the artist; By descent to H.J. Vaughan; Christie’s London, 26 April 1963, lot … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile, above Aswan (1871)

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile, above Aswan. Signed with monogram (lower left); bears exhibition label and inscribed, signed and dated ‘On the Nile/Edward Lear/1871’ (verso). Oil on canvas. 24 x 47cm (9 7/16 x 18 1/2in). Purchased directly from the artist … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Drops Holman Hunt’s Letters (An Unpublished Letter)

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

The following is a note Edward Lear sent to William Holman Hunt explaining what happened to two of Hunt’s letters Lear was supposed to post from London. There is a short reference to the accident in today’s diary entry (19.ix.64): … Continue reading →

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The First Terror of the Tiny Tads

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

First instalment of Gustave Verbeek’s Terrors of the Tiny Tads, May 28, 1905. On Verbeek here and at nonsenselit.org. From Peter Maresca’s Origin of Sunday Comics series.

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Edward Lear, View of the Roman Campagna

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of the Roman Campagna and the Alexandrine Aqueduct. Signed with monogram (lower left). Watercolour heightened with white. 17.8 x 38.1cm (7 x 15in). Bonhams.

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