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Edward Lear, Capo Sant’Angeli, Amalfi
Edward Lear, Capo Sant’Angeli, Amalfi. Pencil with touches of white on paper. 11 x 17.5cm; 4 1/4 x 17 1/2in. 25 x 31.5cm; 9 3/4 x 12 1/2in (framed). Property from a Private Collection, Ravenscourt Park. Provenance Thomas Agnew & … Continue reading
Edward Lear, A View of Santa Maura (1863)
Edward Lear, A view of Santa Maura, Levkas, Ionian Islands, April. 1863. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper. 13 x 20 ¼ in. (33.2 x 51.6 cm.) MutualArt.
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Edward Lear, Louvère (1868)
Edward Lear, Louvère [Louvière in Swtzerland?]. Watercolour, Underdrawn In Pencil. 9.4 x 19.5 cm (3 3/4 x 7 3/4 ins). J. Leger & Son, 13 Old Bond St., label to frame verso. Invaluable.
Edward Lear, Rocky Valley of Musta, Malta (1866)
Edward Lear, Rocky Valley of Musta, Malta. Inscribed with title and colour notes, dated 2P.M. April 3, 1866 and numbered 275, pen and ink and watercolour. 23cm x 43.5cm (9in x 17.25in). Provenance Mrs Sowerby, February 3rd 1947 The Collection … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Mount Sinai (1849)
Edward Lear, Mount Sinai. Inscribed with location and colour notes, dated 26 Jan, 1849, pen and ink and watercolour. 18cm x 28.5cm (7in x 11.25in). Provenance Fine Art Society Limited, London, July 1979 The Collection of Gordon & Ursula Bowyer … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Rocky Valley near Musta, Malta (1866)
Edward Lear, Rocky Valley near Musta, Malta. Inscribed and with colour notes, dated 3-4P.M. 24 March 1866 and numbered 241, pen and ink and watercolour. 17.5 by 25.5cm. Provenance Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, DB2609 The Collection of Gordon … Continue reading
Edward Lear, A Ruin
Edward Lear, Pencil, a sketch on paper depicting a ruin of a grand building possibly a monastery, signed to lower left, details and magazine clipping from previous owner verso, under glass 14cm x 9cm & 26cm x 22.5cm overall. Some … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Landscape near Damascus (1858)
Edward Lear, Landscape near Damascus. Watercolour. 22cm x 33cm. See also. MutualArt.
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Edward Lear, Umbrella Pines
Edward Lear, Umbrella pines and an Italian villa. Pencil with traces of red chalk. 31 x 23.5cm Provenance With Thomas Agnew & Sons, London. The Saleroom.
Edward Lear, Mount Parnassus from Livadia
Edward Lear, Mount Parnassus from Livadia. Pencil. Variously inscribed with artist’s notes (throughout); titled (lower right)37 x 61cm (14½ x 24 in.) Invaluable.
