Tag Archives: Palestine

Edward Lear, Landscape near Damascus. Watercolour. 22cm x 33cm. See also. MutualArt.

Edward Lear, Jerusalem from near the Mount of Olives, 1858. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. Works on Paper. 214 by 320 mm MutualArt.

Edward Leara, Askalon, Israel. Inscribed and dated ‘1.20pm, April 5. 1867’, extensively annotated, pen and ink and wash. 13cm x 51.5cm (5in x 20.25in) Provenance Durlacher Brothers, New York; George Dix Gallery, New York, by 1947; Childs Gallery, Boston, where … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Petra. Study, label on reverse, no apparent signature. 8-1/2 x 12 inches. Overall framed size 15 x 19 inches. Invaluable.

Edward Lear, Masada on the Dead Sea, circa 1858. Signed with monogram (lower right). Watercolour with touches of bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic. 17 x 37.5cm A larger painting by Lear, depicting the same viewpoint as the present work, is … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, A view of the city of Hebron with camels and figures in the foreground. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour on blue/grey paper. 6 x 9 1/8 in. (15.3 x 23.2 cm.) Christie’s.

Edward Lear, View on Mount Lebanon. Possibly Mount Sannine titled ‘Lebanon’ lower left and dated ’18 May 1858′, numbered ‘176’ lower left inscribed throughout with colour annotations watercolour and pencil with white heightening 33 x 47.5cm. Provenance Acquired in 1938 … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Hebron, figures and camels, the city beyond, c.1858. Signed ‘Edward Lear del.’ l.l., inscribed ‘Hebron’ l.r., pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white. 15.4 x 23cm. Provenance With Leger Galleries, London, by December 1982. Edward Lear travelled … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Jerusalem. Inscribed and dated ‘Jerusalem/april.28.1858./(too cold to finish it)’ (lower right) and  variously annotated in pencil pen and brown ink, pencil and sepia wash. 20.6 x 31.1cm (8 1/8 x 12 1/4in). Provenance Private collection, UK. Edward Lear … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Jerusalem. Signed with monogram (lower left) and inscribed and dated ‘Jerusalem./ 1858’ (lower right). Pencil, pen and ink and watercolor. 7 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (18.1 x 37.8 cm). Provenance With Davis Galleries, New York, where purchased … Continue reading →