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Edward Lear, Mount Parnassus from Livadia
Edward Lear, Mount Parnassus from Livadia. Pencil. Variously inscribed with artist’s notes (throughout); titled (lower right)37 x 61cm (14½ x 24 in.) Invaluable.
Edward Lear, Lago d’Iséo
Edward Lear, Lago d’Iséo, Lombardy. Titled (lower left) and numbered ‘151’ (lower right). Brown ink and watercolour. 15 x 21.5cm. Provenance John Peter Cochrane Collection; Sale, Bonhams, London, 31st March 2015, lot 28; Private collection, UK Following an extensive trip … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Peacocks near Bhurtpore, Northern India (1874)
Edward Lear, Peacocks near Bhurtpore, Northern India (1874). 3 1 ⁄ 4 x 6 3 ⁄ 4 in. (8.3 x 17.2 cm.). MutualArt.
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Edward Lear, Peacock
Edward Lear, Peacock. Watercolor On Paper. 9″ x 7″ sheet, 17 3/4″ x 15 3/4″. MutualArt.
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Edward Lear, A Pair of Birds on a Tree Branch
Edward Lear, a Pair of Birds on a Tree Branch. Pencil, Watercolor And Bodycolor, Heightened With Gum-Arabic And Gold Paint. 7″ x 5″ sheet. MutualArt.
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Edward Lear, Albetone, Monte Modino (1883)
Edward Lear, Albetone, Monte Modino (1883). The Saleroom.
Edward Lear, Study of a red and yellow macaw, Macrocercus Aracanga
Edward Lear, Study of a red and yellow macaw, Macrocercus Aracanga. Pencil. 12.3 x 11cm (4 13/16 x 4 5/16in). Provenance Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 15 July 1999, lot 127. Private collection, UK. When offered at Sotheby’s, it has been … Continue reading
Edward Lear, An English Country House
Edward Lear, An English Country House. Pen and ink. 31 x 50.5cm (12 3/16 x 19 7/8in). Provenance With Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, no. 29336. Private collection, UK. According to a label attached to the reverse, this work … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Landscape with a viaduct and a castle in the distance (1850)
Landscape with a viaduct and a castle in the distance, 1850. Pen and ink, and watercolour heightened with white on paper. 13.7 x 18.9cm; 5½ x 7½in MutualArt.
Edward Lear, Sen Remo (1864)
Edward Lear, San Remo. Dec. 10, 1864. Pen and ink and watercolour with traces of pencil. 17.5 x 54cm (6 7/8 x 21 1/4in) MutualArt.