Tag Archives: France

Edward Lear, Monaco. Signed and inscribed Monaco Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.7 x 22.5cm; 5¾ x 8¾in Lear wrote to his friend Chichester Fortescue in November 1864 that he ‘had no … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Mentone. Signed and inscribed Mentone/ Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink, heightened with scratching out. 14.3 x 22.3cm; 5½ x 8¾in In correspondence to a friend in November 1864, Lear wrote … Continue reading →

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.