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Edward Lear, Antrodoco (1844)

Edward Lear, Antrodoco, 1844. Black chalk, pencil, heightened with white, on light blue paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower left, inscribed Antrodoco lower right. 13 x 18 cm. (5 1/8 x 7 in). Provenance: John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); thence by descent to … Continue reading

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Edward Lear, Santa Maria di Luco (1844)

Edward Lear, Santa Maria di Luco, 1844. Black chalk, pencil, heightened with white, on light grey paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed S. Maria di Luco lower left. 9.5 x 20 cm. (3 3/4 x 7 7/8 in). Provenance: John Scandrett … Continue reading

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Edward Lear, Buon Ricovero & Villa Cesia (1843)

Edward Lear, Buon Ricovero, 1843; Villa Caesia, 184[?]3. A pair, watercolour, heightened with white, on light blue paper. Both signed lower right, inscribed and dated Buon Ricovers, 1843, and Villa Caesia, 184 [?]3 , respectively. 8 x 14 cm. (3 1/8 x … Continue reading

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Edward Lear, A Venetian Sail Barge (1865)

Edward Lear, A Venetian sail barge. Brush and red ink, watercolour, touches of body colour, traces of graphite. Inscribed ‘Venice 24 Nov, b’r 1865 (53)’ lower right. 11.5 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in) Provenance: Thomas Agnew & Sons, London … Continue reading

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Edward Lear, Sketches of Trees (1838)

Edward Lear, Sketches of trees. Graphite on blue wove paper. Signed and dated 1838 lower left. 26 x 18 cm.(10 1/4 x 7 1/8 in). Provenance: Spink, London (label on reverse, no. K3/4388); Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 1970s. Bloomsbury.

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Edward Lear, Galera (1844)

Edward Lear, Galera, 1844. Watercolour, heightened with white, on light grey paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed Galera , March 5 lower left. 17.5 x 11 cm. (6 7/8 x 4 1/4 in). Provenance: John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); thence by descent … Continue reading

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Edward Lear, Ponte di Nona (1844)

Edward Lear, Ponte di Nona, 1844. Watercolour, over pencil, heightened with white, on light blue grey paper. Signed and inscribed Ponte di Nona lower left, dated Thursday. Feby. 1844 lower right. 11 x 18.5 cm. (4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in). Provenance: John … Continue reading

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Edward Lear’s 1838 Stay in Amalfi

Above is a page from the Guest Book of Albergo Cappuccini in Amalfi. In the upper half are the signatures of Edward Lear and James Uwins, “Pittori Inglesi. Contentissime. 3. weeks. 18. July. 1838” (English Painters. Very Satisfied. 3 weeks. … Continue reading

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Edward Lear, Ponte della Maddalena

Edward Lear, Ponte delle Maddalena, Bagni di Lucca. Signed with monogram (lower left). Watercolour. 16 x 25.5cm (6 5/16 x 10 1/16in). Bonhams.

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Edward Lear, In the Campagna (1844)

Edward Lear, In the Campagna, Rome. Signed ‘Edwd Lear’ (lower left) and dated ‘1844’ (lower right). Oil on canvas. 9 ¾ x 18 1/8 in. (24.8 x 46 cm.) The Roman Campagna was a place that Lear often returned to in the … Continue reading

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