Tag Archives: Italy

Edward Lear, Cefalu, Sicily

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Cefalu, Sicily. Signed with monogram (lower left). Watercolour. 11.5 x 18cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/16in). Lear visited Sicily on two occasions: in the Spring of 1842 and in the early summer of 1847; in the later visit he … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice. Inscribed ‘Venice. Nov. 12. [1865?] 7.20.am. (11)’ (lower right). Pencil and watercolour on paper. 6 1/8 x 10 in. (15.5 x 25.4 cm.) Christie’s.

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Edward Lear, Ravenna

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Ravenna. Inscribed ‘Ravenna.’ (lower left). Wwatercolour and gum arabic. 16.5 x 26.3cm (6 1/2 x 10 3/8in). Bonhams.

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Edward Lear, Ravenna (1867)

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, ‘Ravenna.’ Inscribed and dated ‘Ravenna.May 5.1867.8AM.’ (lower left), numbered ‘(13)’ (lower right) and inscribed with various colour notes. Pen and watercolour. 15.4 x 25cm (6 1/16 x 9 13/16in). Bonhams.

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Edward Lear, L’Aquila (1845)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, L’Aquila, 1845. Black chalk, touches of pencil, wash, heightened with white, on light grey paper. Signed and dated 1845 lower left, inscribed Aquila lower left. 14 x 28 cm. (5 1/2 x 11 in), corners trimmed. Provenance: John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Monte Libro-Aperto (1883)

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of Monte Libro-Aperto, near Abetone, Italy. Inscribed ‘9.30-10. AM/Abetone 20 August 1883’ (lower right), further inscribed ‘Monte Libro-aperto/1900 metres/over 6000 feet’ (lower left), some further colour notes. Pen, ink and watercolour. 32.5 x 50.5cm (12 13/16 x 19 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Lago d’Iseo

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Lago d’Iséo, Lombardy, Italy. Inscribed with the title (lower left), numbered ‘151’ (lower right) and bears the John Peter Cochrance collection stamp (on the mount inside, lower left). Brown ink and watercolour. 16.5 x 22.8cm (6 1/2 x 9in). Following … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, View of Capri from across the Bay at Massa (1840)

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Capri from across the Bay at Massa, Italy. Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Edward Lear del. 1840/Capri from Massa’ (lower right) pencil and black chalk heightened with white. 10 x 16 5/8 in. (25.4 x 42.2 cm.) For a … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, View of Sorrento (1839)

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Sorrento. Signed and dated ‘Edward Lear del./1839’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘Sorrento’ (lower left) pencil and black chalk heightened with white. 9 7/8 x 16 ½ in. (25 x 42 cm.) Lear spent the summer of 1838 travelling … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Pentedatelo and Jenidgé

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Two undated watercolours to be auctioned at Bonhams: Pentedatelo (Pentedattilo, Calabria, Italy), signed with monogram. Jenidgé (Macedonia).

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