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Edward Lear, Nemertska from Kouzza, Albania (1857)

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Nemertska from Kouzza, Albania. Inscribed and dated ‘Nemertska from Kouzza/15 April 1857’ (lower left), variously annotated throughout. Pen, ink and watercolour. 32.5 x 52cm (12 13/16 x 20 1/2in). Provenance Lady Shaw. Thence by descent. Anon. sale, Bonhams, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Han Valiarè (1857)

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Han Valiarè. Title and signature lower right: Ruins of Han Valiere / April 1, 1857. 12,5 x 19,5 cm. Watercolour on paper. At the Han of Valiare, between Gardiki and Ioannina, 600 people from Gardiki were slaughtered on … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Khan of Valaré (1857)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A landscape study with figures wearing fez hats, from a sketchbook,  depicting the site of the former khan of Valaré (Albanian Valarë). Inscribed and dated ‘Ruins of Han [sic] Valarè / April (1?) 1857’ (lower right) and with … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Parga, Greece & Monastir, Albania

Posted on January 4, 2020 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Parga, Greece; and Monastir, Albania. The first, signed with monogram and dated ‘1864’ (lower right); the second, signed with monogram and dated ‘1861’ (lower right). Oil on panel. 6 7/8 x 11 in. (17.2 x 28 cm.); and … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Premeti, Albania (1858)

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Premeti, Albania. Inscribed ‘Premeti’ (in Greek) and dated ’17. April. 1857.’ (lower left) and extensively inscribed with color notes. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolor. 11 7/8 x 20 ½ in. (30.5 x 51 cm). In 1857 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Premeti, Albania (1857)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Premeti, Albania. Inscribed ‘Premeti’ (in Greek) and dated ’17. April. 1857.’ (lower left) and extensively inscribed with color notes. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolor. 11 7/8 x 20 ½ in. (30.5 x 51 cm). Christie’s.

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Edward Lear, Zitza (1857)

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Zitza, Albania. Titled and dated ‘Zitza/7.April.1857’ (lower right); variously and indistinctly annotated elsewehere. Watercolour, pencil and ink. 29.8 x 48.9cm (11 3/4 x 19 1/4in). Provenance Probably, anon. sale, Christie’s, London, 22 March 1988, lot. 142. Private collection UK. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Porto Tre Scoglie, Albania

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Porto Tre Scoglie, Albania. Oil on canvas. 13 x 20 ¾ in. (33 x 52.8 cm.) This view was made by Lear in April 1857 on a short trip to Trescogli (modern Ksamili) to the north of Butrint in Albania. … 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, Delvinë (1857)

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

  Edward Lear, Delvinë or Delvino, Albania. Dated ‘3 April 1857/ 6. p.m.’ (lower left), and 3 Ap1. 1857. 6 p.m’ (lower left) and inscribed ‘Deilino’ (lower left) and further inscribed with colour notes. Pencil, pen and brown ink and … Continue reading →

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