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Edward Lear, Sigæum (1856)

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sigæum (30 September 1856, sunrise). Pencil and watercolour. Signed and inscribed (lower left). 16 x 52cm (6¼ x 20¼ in.) Sigeion or Sigæum (Latin) was an important site in the Troas (North-West Asia Minor, modern Turkey) at the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Two Views of Venice from the Bacino (1865)

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Two views of Venice from the Bacinot. The first signed with monogram (lower right); the second inscribed and dated ‘Venice. 27. Novr 1865’ (lower left) and further inscribed and numbered ‘27.Novr. (66)’ (lower right) and further inscribed with … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Jerusalem (1858)

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Coloured Views in the Seven Ionian Islands

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

From a coloured copy of Views in the Seven Ionian Islands (1863). folio (497 x 333 mm). (λίγα στίγματα οξείδωσης στον τίτλο). Λιθόγραφος τίτλος με βινιέτα και 20 λιθογραφίες χαραγμένες από τον Lear με βάση σχέδιά του, ΟΛΕΣ ΕΠΙΧΡΩΜΑΤΙΣΜΕΝΕΣ ΜΕ … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, S. Gregorio & Tivoli

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Tivoli and San Gregorio, a pair, the first inscribed ‘Tivoli’ (lower left); the other inscribed and dated ‘S.Grigorio [sic]/23rd April’ (lower left). Pen and ink and wash, heightened with white. The first 7 x 17.2cm (2 3/4 x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Turbìa (1864)

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Turbìa (La Turbie in southeastern France, 31 December 1864. Watercolour and ink with traces of pencil. 36 x 53.5cm. Erroneously titled “Turkish Landscape, Dec. 1864” at MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, the Caetani and Ninfa

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

My essay is now out and available either on Amazon and the publisher’s website. Marco Graziosi, “Prima di Gregorovius: Edward Lear, i Caetani e Ninfa.” In Ninfa: Percezioni nella scienza, letteratura e belle arti nel XIX e all’inizio del XX … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Palm, Agrigento, Sicily (1847)

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Palm, Agrigento, Sicily (1847). Ink on paper. 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (sheet), 17 x 14 1/2 in. (frame). MutualArt.

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Reviews of the Ikon Exhibition: Edward Lear Moment by Moment

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

I’m starting a tour of Wales &c. today and will be away for a couple of weeks, but I want to recommend again the Ikon exhibition in Birmingham, and in particular the great catalogue, with essays by Matthew Bevis, Jenny … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Civita d’Antino (1844)

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Civita d’Antino Pencil, chalk and white heightening. Signed, inscribed and dated, 1844. 6.5×11.25 inches. Framed: 15.5×19 inches. Illustrated Edward Lear, ‘Excursions in Italy’, 1846, plate 20. Provenance John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866), who first met Lear in Italy in … Continue reading →

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