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- How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear (1932)
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Edward Lear, Bocche di Cattaro
Edward Lear, Bocche di Cattaro (1866). Aberdeen Art Gallery. Jennifer Melville, Lead Curator of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, will be giving a lunchtime talk on this picture on 30 May 2012, see the Bicentenary Events board for more information. Meanwhile … Continue reading
Reviews of Edward Lear’s Masada
Masada was probably the painting that decided Edward Lear’s fortune as a painter, and its effect was far from positive; however, 11 February 1861 was a particularly happy day for Lear as the Times published a “favourable notice” of his … Continue reading
Master Drawings in NY
The NY Times reports that the Master Drawings New York 2011 show is in full swing, and features an Edward Lear watercolour of “The Cedars of Lebanon:” Andrew Wyld, a London dealer, among many interesting pictures, has several more Edward … Continue reading