Tag Archives: Edward Lear

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso (1879)

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso. Pen and brown ink, inscribed and dated 1879, 25cm x 52cm. Illustrated. The Saleroom. With thanks to Stephen Duckworth.

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Edward Lear, Portrait of a Lady in Traditional Italian Dress (1838)

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

An unusual portrait by Edward Lear. Edward Lear, Portrait of a lady in traditional Italian dress, seated with lake beyond [recto]; Head study and inscription [verso]. Watercolour, over graphite, dated ‘Jan 17th/ 1838′ lower left, 227 x 140 mm. (8 … Continue reading →

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Two More Worth Reading on Edward Lear

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

A few weeks ago, Cabinet: A Quarterly of Art and Culture published a long article by D. Graham Burnett on Edward Lear’s “The Dong with a Luminous Nose” in its “The Nose” Issue 64, pp. 84-91: “The Luminosity of the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear’s Feelings

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Oxford University has published a series of five short videos on Edward Lear creted by Matthew Bevis and Jasmine Jagger, the general title is Edward Lear’s Feelings, and after an Introduction, the four remeining chapters are devoted to Wonder, Disgust, … Continue reading →

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Three Houses in Philates and a Letter to Gastaldi

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

The letter  was sent to Mr. Gastaldi, the architect who designed Edwar Lear’s two houses in Sanremo some time after 1880, when the building of the second one, Villa Emily had already been concluded. Lear and Gastaldi had evidently discussed … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Visits Captain Hornby

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

The following is one of Lear’s earliest autobiographical picture stories, from the mid 1830s according to Liebert (from whose book, Lear in the Original, the story is taken), but it was more probably drawn in 1841, when Lear was in England … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Massa Looking towards Vesuvius (1839)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Massa Looking towards Vesuvius. Signed and dated l.r.: Edward Lear del. / 1839.; inscribed with the title l.l.: Massa. looking towards/ Vesuvius.;signed and inscribed on an old label attached to the reverse: Vesuvius from Massa Chalk Drawing / made for R. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Venice (1865)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Venice. Pen, ink and watercolour, inscribed “Venice Nov 11 4 pm 1865 (8)”, also with colour annotations throughout 12 x 34cms. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Girgeh on the Nile (1857)

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Girgeh on the Nile. October 1857 (not 1859 as in the auction post, not sure on the day either) Sold with: Edward Lear, Figures in a Mountain Landscape. 4 June 1852. The Saleroom.

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Not by Edward Lear

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

If, like me, you sometimes visit ArtUK to see if there is anything new by Edward Lear, you might have noticed that there are two paintings which look completely different from his other ones. A few days ago Matt Bevis … Continue reading →

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