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Edward Lear, Sen Remo (1864)

Posted on September 23, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, San Remo. Dec. 10, 1864. Pen and ink and watercolour with traces of pencil. 17.5 x 54cm (6 7/8 x 21 1/4in) MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Jafa (1884)

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Jafa. Signed with the monogram and dated 1884, further inscribed and dated ‘Feb. 17. 1867’, watercolour and bodycolour 9cm x 17cm (3.5in x 6.75in) Travelling by ‘the grumpy roary groanery of camels’ across the desert, Lear arrived in … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Dead Camel

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Dead Camel Getting Eaten by Buzzards. Signed with the monogram, watercolour and bodycolour 18cm x 37cm (7in x 14.5in) The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Ajaccio Sunrise, Corsica

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Ajaccio Sunrise, Corsica. Signed with the monogram, pencil heightened with bodycolour 12.5cm x 19cm (5in x 7.5in) The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Lotus Eaters, Euboea, Greece

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Lotus Eaters, Euboea, Greece. “They sat them down upon the yellow sand.” Inscribed and numbered ‘51’, pen and ink and grisaille 9.5cm x 14.5cm (3.75in x 5.75in) Alfred, Lord Tennyson;by descent until 1980. Alfred Tennyson and Edward Lear … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Wady Halfa, Egypt (1867)

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Wady Halfa, Egypt. Signed with the monogram and dated 1884, further inscribed and dated ‘Feb. 3, 1867, watercolour and bodycolour 9cm x 17cm (3.5in x 6.75in) Walker Galleries, London;Christie’s, London, 26 January 1984, lot 178. The present work … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, One Tall Agave, Varenna

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, One Tall Agave, Varenna, Lake of Lecco (Bellagio). Illustration to Tennysaon’s “The Daisy.” Signed with the monogram and inscribed ‘Varenna’, further inscribed with the title under the mount and numbered ‘175’, grisaille 9.5cm x 14cm (3.75in x 5.5in) … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Wall in Samos (1848)

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Wall in Samos. Inscribed with the title and dated 3rd May 1848, further annotated with extensive colour notes, pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolourNote: It has been suggested that this is a view from the North of Cephalonia. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Desenzano

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Desenzano. Pen, ink and wash. 4 x 12.2cm. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, View of Cairo, with the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in the distance (1849)

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Cairo, with the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in the distance, 1849. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened. 6 ¾ x 20 in. (17.2 x 50.9 cm.) MutualArt.

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