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Edward Lear, Temple Ruins in Athens (Zeus Olympic) (1848)

Posted on October 14, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Taygetus, near Mystras (1849)

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear,  Taygetus (near Mystras). Dated lower left and right: 22 March 1849, title lower left (in ink) and right (in pencil).  15 x 22,5 cm. Ink and pencil on paper. Invaluable.

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Edward Lear, Akroteri from Khanea, Crete (1864)

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Parnassus (1849)

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Canea, Crete (1864)

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Voidomatis river, Zagori region, Epirus (1857)

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

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

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Edward Lear, Parnassus (1849)

Posted on May 23, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Falla, near Strongili, Corfu (1862)

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Falla, near Strongili, Corfu. Inscribed lower left with the title in Greek and dated 4th May 1862 and numbered lower right: 49+2. Pen and brown ink over pencil on blue paper 21.5 by 44.5 cm., 8 ½ by … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Coloured Views in the Seven Ionian Islands

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

From a coloured copy of Views in the Seven Ionian Islands (1863). folio (497 x 333 mm). (λίγα στίγματα οξείδωσης στον τίτλο). Λιθόγραφος τίτλος με βινιέτα και 20 λιθογραφίες χαραγμένες από τον Lear με βάση σχέδιά του, ΟΛΕΣ ΕΠΙΧΡΩΜΑΤΙΣΜΕΝΕΣ ΜΕ … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Black Mountain, Cephalonia (1863)

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Black Mountain, Cephalonia Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Black Mountain/16 May 1863/6.30a.m. 168’ l.r., pen and ink and watercolour 32 x 48cm. invaluable. Also see: 1, 2.

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