Tag Archives: Edward Lear

Edward Lear, Ferns

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Ferns. Watercolour with oil and pencil. 5 x 7 ¾ inches. ‘Chris Beetles Summer Show’, 2021, No 24.

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Edward Lear, Camels Resting near Suez (1849)

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Camels Resting near Suez. Inscribed ‘204’, ‘near Suez’, ‘1. Woolly – fawn colour’ and ‘2. Dowager – pale cream’, and dated ‘Feby 5 1849. 3-4 pm’. Pen and ink. 4 x 10 inches. Provenance Andrew McIntosh Patrick; Luke … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Corpo di Cava & Vietri sul mare (1838)

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

We missed these nice pictures, early experiments in oil on paper by Lear, when preparing the Amalfi catalogue. Edward Lear, Corpo di Cava. Inscribed ‘Corpo di Cava’ and dated ’25 July 1838′. Pencil drawing of mother and child on reverse. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, View of Genoa (1864)

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Genoa. Pen and brown ink and brown, pink and blue wash. 23 Decenmber 1864.

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Edward Lear, Cannes (1865)

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Cannes. Inscribed and dated ‘Cannes./ 3.30. P.M./ 10 April. 1865.’ (lower left) and numbered  ‘135’ (lower right, and further inscribed in Greek and with colour notes). Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour. 6 7/8 x 21 ¼ … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Rabbato, Gozo, Malta (1866)

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Rabbato, Gozo, Malta. Dated ‘5.30 P.M. March 20. 1866.’ and numbered ‘203’ (lower right) and extensively . Inscribed with colour notes throughout. Pen and brown ink and pink, green and ochre wash heightened with white on grey paper. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Cannes (1865)

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Cannes. Inscribed and dated ‘Cannes./5.4.5 PM. 8 April 1865 Isle Ste. Marguerite’ (lower left)  and numbered (‘115’) (lower right), and further inscribed with the artist’s colour notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with white on blue … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Argostoli and the Black Mountain, Cephalonia (1863)

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Argostoli and the Black Mountain, Cephalonia. Inscribed, numbered and dated ‘Argostoli [in Greek]. (129)/May 5. 1863.’ (lower right) and extensively inscribed with colour notes. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour. 12 7/8 x 19 ¾ in. (32.8 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Monastery of St Nilus, Mount Athos (1856)

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Monastery of St Nilus, Mount Athos. Inscribed in Greek ‘Ayios Nilos’ and inscribed and dated ‘Athos./ 7.Sept.1856.’ (lower right) and further inscribed with colour notes. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour. 14 x 20 ¾ in. … Continue reading →

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The Darwins and Edward Lear’s “scroobious”

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear was always in contact with naturalists, especially as a young ornithological illustrator. He certainly provided illustrations for  The Zoology of Captain Beechey’s Voyage (1839) and may have had a part in the production of Charles Darwin’s Zoology of … Continue reading →

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