Tag Archives: India

Edward Lear, View at Fatehpur. Sikri, India (1874)

Posted on October 2, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View at Fatehpur. Sikri, India. Pen, ink, and watercolour. Inscribed and dated ‘Fattehpore. Sikree. Feby.28.1874’ (lower left), signed (lower right). 8.5 x 17.5cm (3¼ x 6¾ in.) Provenance Elizabeth Wintgens Gallery, Bucks. Christie’s, South Kensington, Travel and Natural … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Coast of Malabar

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Coast of Malabar. Signed with monogram (lower right). Oil on canvas, 23.5 x 46.5cm (9 1/4 x 18 5/16in). Painted in 1880 (according to an inscription on the frame). Provenance The Honourable Eustace Henry Dawnay, 8 Belgrave Square, London. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Benares (1873)

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Benares. Signed with monogram l.l., watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic. 25.5 x 40 cm.; 10 x 15 ¾ inches. Date: 1873. Provenance Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, Bt. (1897-1988); Francis Sitwell (1935-2004); By descent at Weston Hall, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Near Calikut, Malabar

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Near Calikut, Malabar. Indian river landscape with hills to the distance, monogrammed lower right, titled lower left, watercolour, 10cm x 20cm. Calicut, now known as Kozhikode, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Indian River Landscape

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Indian River Landscape with Palm Trees and Hills. Indian river landscape with palm trees and hills to the distance, probably Malabar monogrammed lower right, watercolour, 10cm x 20cm Provenance Franklin Lushington (1823-1901) and thence by descent. Franklin Lushington, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Temple in India

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Temple in India. Signed with the artist’s monogram lower left. Watercolor heightened with white over traces of pencil on paper. 6 1/8 by 10 1/8 in. 15.5 by 25.7 cm. Long a frequent traveller, Edward Lear’s last … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Adam’s Peak.

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Adam’s Peak, Columbo, Ceylon. Inscribed 23 Nov 8:30 am lower left and further inscribed with artists colour notes. Pencil and wash. 5 x 22.2 cm (2 x 8 3/4 inches). Provenance Christopher Fry and thence by descent. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, A view of Mahe

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of Mahe, Kerala, India. Signed with monogram (lower left) and inscribed ‘Mahee.’ (lower right). Pencil and watercolor heightened with bodycolor. 6 5/8 x 10 ¼ in. (16.8 x 26 cm). Provenance Lady Adelaide Daumay. T. Bull. … Continue reading →

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September Readings

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin has digitized its Edward Lear collection, which consists mostly of letters: 11 to William Holman Hunt, 2 to Luard and one to his sister Ellen from India, among others. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Letters under the Hammer

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

Several letters by Edward Lear were auctioned last September at Forum Auctions. I would be interested in knowing where they ended up, especially the two containing nonsense and pictures. One from 1848 to Charles Church on their travels in Greece … Continue reading →

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