Tag Archives: Greece

Edward Lear, Mount Athos. Signed with initials and inscribed (lower left). Watercolour on paper. 10 x 20cm (3 15/16 x 7 7/8in). Provenance The Parker Gallery, London. Private collection, Athens. Bonhams.

Edward Lear, View of Janina. Watercolour and pastel. 29 x 45.5cm (11 7/16 x 17 15/16in). Provenance With J. Leger & Son, London, 1959 (as Janina, Turkey). Private collection, UK. Ioannina (or Janina) which lies on Lake Pamvotis is part … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Temple Ruins in Athens (Zeus Olympic). Pencil and watercolour. Inscribed and dated ‘8th of June 1848 Athens’ (lower left) and numbered ‘(20)’ (lower right). 9.5 x 34cm (3½ x 13¼ in.) Provenance The collection of Mrs M C … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Akroteri from Khanea, Crete. Dated ’10 AM 17 April 1864′ (lower left), numbered ‘(14)’ and inscribed ‘from Khanea’  (lower right); extensively inscribed with colour notes throughout. Pen, ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of white, 16 x 37.5cm (6 … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Parnassus. Pen, ink, pencil and wash – “Parnassus, 12 April 1849, 11 A.M.” – Mount Parnassus from Near Thebes – a study of an extensive landscape, with figures, some on horseback, inscribed, dated and numbered 159, 11.25ins x … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Canea, Crete. Dated 17 April 1864 6.40 pm and titled lower left, watercolour and ink, 21.5 x 34.5 cm, frame 43 x 56 cm. Provenance Collection of Peter Roberts, purchased from Maurice Edward Dear, Southampton and label for … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Voidomatis river, Zagori region, Epirus. 14 April 1857. Watercolour and ink on paper. MutualArt.

Edward Lear, Parnassus. Pen, ink, pencil and wash – “Parnassus, 12 April 1849, 11 A.M.” Mount Parnassus from Near Thebes – a study of an extensive landscape, with figures, some on horseback, inscribed, dated and numbered 159, 11.25ins x 19ins, … Continue reading →