Category Archives: Edward Lear

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso – Bellavista (1881)

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso – Bellavista. Pencil, pen and brown ink. 9.5cm x 17cm (3.75in x 6.75in). MutualArt.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai. Watercolor on paper. 4 h x 8 w in (10 x 20 cm). Signed to lower left ‘EL’. Provenance The Drawing Room, Princeton, NJ Estate of Alfred Bush, former Curator of Western Americana, Princeton University, … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, A Hummingbird

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Hummingbird. Pen and ink, watercolour, bodycolour and gum arabic on paper, signed lower left, 15cm x 12cm. Hansons.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso, Bella Vista (1881)

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso, Bella Vista. Signed, inscribed with title and dated ‘5.30pm, 9 Sept 1881,’ pencil, pen and brown ink. 9.5cm x 17cm (3.75in x 6.75in) The Saleroom.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Mahabalipooram, Coromandel Coast

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mahabalipooram, Coromandel Coast. Watercolour, signature and date lower left, approx. 24.5cm x 49cm. The Saleroom.

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Letter to Lady Waldegrave (31 July 1877)

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

31. July. 1877 My dear Lady Waldegrave, I shall trouble you with this gnoat because the chances are that I shall not see you again before I go out of England, – if, (as I hope you may,) you will … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Villefranche (1865)

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d’Azur, France. Inscribed lower left: Villefranche / 29. January 1865 10.45 AM, and with further colour notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. 229 by 318 mm. Provenance The Rev. Percy Mordaunt Barnard (1868-1941) and his wife Alice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, St. Jean, France (1865)

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, St Jean de Cap Ferrat, France. Inscribed lower left: St Jean. (Villefranche) / 11.30 am. / 5 February 1865, numbered lower right: (51), further inscribed with colour notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. 250 by 349 mm. Provenance The … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Topoli, Corfu & Noli, Italy

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Topolia, Greece. Edward Lear, Noli, Italy. Both inscribed, the first, lower left: Topolia [Greek text] / 10.30 AM. 28 April 1864, the second, lower right: Noli / 9.30 AM / 18 Decbr 1864. Each pen and brown ink … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Edward Lear, Near Mosta, Northern Malta (1866)

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Near Mosta, Northern Malta, January 1866. Inscribed lower right: Malta / near Musta [sic] / 14 January 1866. 11am / 26. Pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour. 357 by 517 mm Provenance The Rev. Percy Mordaunt … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Lear | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment