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Edward Lear, Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome (1839)

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome. Pencil and white tempera on paper, 25.3×34.5 cm. Signed, titled and dated Tomb of Cecilia Metella/ Rome/ Edward Lear del 1839 lower left. Associazione nazionale case d’asta.

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Edward Lear, Parnassus

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Parnassus. Pencil and ink wash on paper. 13.25″h x 23″w (sight) 24″h x 33″w (frame) MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Amalfi (1844)

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Amalfi. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, entitled Amalfi, numbered 3 and dated 6th June 1844, approx 20 x 33 cms on watermark paper, unframed. Provenance Property of a lady – London, originally purchased at the Christies … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Suda Bay, Crete

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Suda Bay, Crete. Signed with initials and titled (lower left). Watercolour on paper. 17.5 x 36.8cm (6 7/8 x 14 1/2in). Provenance The Parker Gallery, London. Private collection, Athens. Bonhams.

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Edward Lear, Mount Athos

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mount Athos. Signed with initials and inscribed (lower left). Watercolour on paper. 10 x 20cm (3 15/16 x 7 7/8in). Provenance The Parker Gallery, London. Private collection, Athens. Bonhams.

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Edward Lear, The Quarries of Assouan, Egypt (1867)

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Quarries of Assouan, Egypt. Inscribed Quarries of Assouan / Am-11.30 1. pm / February 27. 1867. lower left; further inscribed with extensive artists colour notes. Pen and brown ink over pencil, heightened with watercolour and bodycolour. Unframed: 28.9 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Dahr el Bayree, Thebes (1854)

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Dahr el Bayree, Thebes. Inscribed Thebes. Dahr el Bayree. 19 Feby. 1854. lower right; further inscribed with extensive artist’s notes, inscribed No. 12 single verso. Pen and brown and pencil and watercolour. Unframed: 28.9 by 51.1cm., 11¼ by 20in. Framed: … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, “And I will See, Before I Die, The Palms and Temples of the South”

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, “And I will See, Before I Die, The Palms and Temples of the South.” Signed with initials EL lower right. Oil on canvas. Unframed: 48.5 by 75.5cm., 19 by 29¾in. Framed: 63 by 89.8cm., 24¾ by 35¼in. Provenance Commissioned in … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Island of Philae, above the First Cataract on the Nile, from the South, Afternoon (1855)

Posted on October 27, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Island of Philae, above the First Cataract on the Nile, from the South, Afternoon. Signed and dated E. Lear 1855 lower right; inscribed, signed and dated Philae/ Edward Lear 1855/ I will see before I die/ The … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Pyramids near Cairo (1849)

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Pyramids near Cairo. Inscribed and dated near Cairo. Jany. 9. 1849 lower left; inscribed a mother of Mud. lower centre; numbered 7 lower right. Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of pencil. Unframed: 17.1 by 50.7cm., … Continue reading →

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