Tag Archives: Italy

Edward Lear, Venice and Santa Maria della Salute. Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Venice 11 Nov (2)’, pen and ink and watercolour. 11.5cm x 16.5cm (4.5in x 6.5in) Provenance Agnew’s, no. 29488 After a first visit to Venice in 1857, Lear … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Patti. Inscribed and dated ‘Patti 4 July 1847’ and numbered 2/2, and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil and pen and ink. 30cm x 46cm (11.75in x 17.75in). Patti, which is close to Messina, is most known for … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Walls of Pavia. Signed and dated ‘Edw. Lear 11 May 1841’ and inscribed ‘Walls of Pavia’, watercolour.  6.5cm x 13.5cm (2.75in x 5.25in). Provenance Child’s Gallery, Boston Apart from two visits to England, Lear stayed in Italy between … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Sepolcro di Terone, Sicily, Italy. Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Sepolero di Terone Gigenti 29 May 1847 (63)’ and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil, pen and ink. 8.25cm x 25.5cm (3.25in x 10.25in). Leaving Rome in April 1847, … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Edward Lear, View of Mount Modino, near Abetone, Tuscany. Watercolour and brown ink. Titled and dated ’18 “20” August 1883′ (lower right). 30 x 54cm (11¾ x 21¼ in.) Dreweatts.

Edward Lear, Sacro Monte di Varese. Black chalk, pen and brown ink, 275×495 mm. On the recto, lower left, pen and brown ink: “Sacromonte 8. Sept. 1879” Exhibited Edward Lear (1812 – 1888), Il viaggio come avventura estetica, vedute d’Italia, … Continue reading →

Charles Knight / Edward Lear, Civita Castellana. Signed, inscribed and dated ‘Civita Castellana/Edward Lear del July.20.1843.’ (lower left); Signed and inscribed ‘C.Allanton Knight/from E Lear’ (lower right). Pen and ink with brown wash over traces of pencil, heightened with white. … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, The Ear of Dionysus. Black chalk heightened with white on grey paper, 230×310 mm. On the recto, lower left, black chalk: “Edward Lear. del. 1842. June”; lower right, black chalk: “Ear of Dionysus. Syracusa” Pandolfini.  

Edward Lear, Sacromonte di Varese. Black chalk, pen and brown ink, 275×495 mm. On the recto, lower left, pen and brown ink: “Sacromonte 8. Sept. 1879” Exhibited Edward Lear (1812 – 1888), Il viaggio come avventura estetica, vedute d’Italia, Milano, … Continue reading →