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Edward Lear, The Temple of Isis, Philae

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Temple of Isis, Philae, viewed from the north. Signed with monogram (twice, lower left). Oil on canvas. 13 ½ x 21 ½ in. (34.4 x 54.6 cm.) Provenance with Thomas Agnew & Sons, Manchester. Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Cefalù from Bagheria

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Cefalu from Bagheria, Sicily. Pencil, open and ink. Annotated by the artist. Lear was in Sicily in May 1847. 12×18 inches. Framed: 25.5×20.5 inches. Abbott and Holder.

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Edward Lear, Priest Cimara (1848)

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Priest Cimara (from the Village of Dragiates) 1848. Pencil on paper; titled lower left and dated “Oct 25, 1848” lower right. Sheet 8.25 x 6.5 in — 21 x 16.5 cm; 5.5 x 8.5 in — 14 x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear’s Moving Lines

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Jasmine Jagger’s “Moving Lines” on Lear’s relationship to the Tennysons is published in this month’s Apollo, you can download a pdf copy from the Knowing Edward Lear website.

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Edward Lear, View of the Roman Campagna (1867)

Posted on November 23, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Veiw of the Roman Campagna. Dated ’24 March 1867′ l.l., pencil and pen and ink. 9 x 33cm. Provenance: The Priory, Walsham-le-Willows. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Mount Generoso, Switzerland (1881-1882)

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mount Generoso, Switzerland. Two, both signed and inscribed, one dated ‘5.30pm, 9 Sept. 1881’, the other ‘5pm, 15 July 1882’, pen and brown ink over pencil. 10 x 17cm (2) Provenance: The Tim Wonnacott Collection. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Terranova, Sicily (1847)

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Terranova, Sicily. Inscribed and and dated ‘June 5 1847’ twice and numbered 105, with further annotations, pen and brown ink over pencil. 21.5 x 34cm Provenance: The Tim Wonnacott Collection. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, El Koorneh (1854)

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, El Koorneh, Egypt. Titled and dated ’19.Feby, 1854′ lower left and with annotations pencil, pen and brown ink and wash on off-white paper 12 x 42.50cm (5 x 17in). Provenance Spink & Son Ltd., 5, 6, 7 King Street, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Visits the Baths of Titus

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, ‘Baths of Titus’. Pencil, pen and ink. Inscribed and dated, Feb. 4 (18)40. 3.5×5 inches. These should be the Roman Baths of Titus. Lear mentions what I think are different Baths of Titus near Civita Ducale, which he visited … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Italian Hill-Top Town

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Landscape of an Italian hill-top town. Ca. 1838, unsigned. Pen and black ink, gouache, over pencil, on blue wove paper, 104 x 160 mm. (4″ x 6.25″), inscribed verso “117/ upright/Top,” corners trimmed by the artist, the sheet … Continue reading →

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