Tag Archives: France

Edward Lear, Nice. Watercolour and bodycolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.2 x 22.5cm; 5½ x 8¾in Edward Lear’s frail constitution gave him greater comfort when he chose to pass his winters abroad. The warmer climate soothed his bronchitis, asthma, grand … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Ajaccio Sunrise, Corsica. Signed with the monogram, pencil heightened with bodycolour 12.5cm x 19cm (5in x 7.5in) The Saleroom.

Edward Lear, Cannes. Inscribed ‘the day/was sloping toward his western bower (Mariana) Cannes/France’ (on part of the original mount, affixed to the reverse). Grey wash over pencil. 10 x 15cm (3 15/16 x 5 7/8in). Provenance With Thomas Agnew & … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d’Azur, France. Inscribed lower left: Villefranche / 29. January 1865 10.45 AM, and with further colour notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. 229 by 318 mm. Provenance The Rev. Percy Mordaunt Barnard (1868-1941) and his wife Alice, … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, St Jean de Cap Ferrat, France. Inscribed lower left: St Jean. (Villefranche) / 11.30 am. / 5 February 1865, numbered lower right: (51), further inscribed with colour notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. 250 by 349 mm. Provenance The … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Turbia. Pen and grey wash. Numbered and inscribed as titled ‘153 AT’ (lower left). 31.5 x 51cm (12¼ x 20 in.) Provenance Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd., London, 1982, no 212 Edward Lear travelled to Southern France in … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Èze, Southern France. Watercolor and bodycolor, heightened with white and gum arabic. 122 by 186 mm; 4⅞ by 7⅜ in. MutualArt.

Edward Lear, View from St. Jean towards Villefranche. Dated ‘1865’ (lower left); numbered ’37’ (lower right); inscribed ‘from/Ville St.  Jean/(Villefranche) 15. February 1.PM.’ (on a fragment of paper attached beneath the  mount); extensively inscribed with colour notes throughout. Watercolour and … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Turbìa (La Turbie in southeastern France, 31 December 1864. Watercolour and ink with traces of pencil. 36 x 53.5cm. Erroneously titled “Turkish Landscape, Dec. 1864” at MutualArt.