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Edward Lear, Philae

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Philae. Signed  with  the  monogram  lower  right;  signed  and  dedicated  on  the  stretcher  Painted  for  Miss  Clementina  Macdonald  Lockhart  Edward  Lear oil  on  canvas 24  by  46cm.,  9½  by  18¼in. Lear’s oil paintings, with few exceptions, were derived … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sheik Abadeh

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sheik Abadeh on the Nile. Signed  with  the  monogram  lower  right;  inscribed  on  a  label  on  the  stretcher: Edward  Lear/San  Remo/London  Agents/Ford  and  Dickinson/90  Wardour  Street/£25/£20. Oil  on  canvas, 24  by  46.5cm.,  9½  by  18¼in. On his first … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Waiee, India

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Waiee, Bombay Presidency, India. Pencil and grey wash on paper with watermark ‘J WHATMAN/1881’ 15¼ x 22¼in. (39 x 56.5cm.). Lear travelled in India between 1873 and 1875. He docked at Bombay on 22 November 1873 from where … Continue reading →

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Awful Protection against Midges

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

John Everett Millais, Awful Protection against Midges, 1853. Pen and sepia ink on paper. Signed with monogram, inscribed and dated 1853. This drawing comes from a series of about twenty-five amusing records that Millais made as a visual diary of … Continue reading →

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On the Shores of Lake Lugano

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Lago di Lugano, 1878. Signed with monogram (lower right) and inscribed ‘Lago di Lugano’ (lower left). Watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour. 6 1/8 x 10 in. (15.5 x 25.4 cm.). Preparatory sketch of Lugano, dated 3 July … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Cefalu, Sicily

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Cefalu, Sicily. Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Cefalu. 8 July. 1847. 230A’ (lower right), and further inscribed and dated ‘8. July/1847./Cefalu’ (lower left) and further inscribed with colour notes. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour. 9½ x 18 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, An Arab Encampment

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, An Arab Encampment in the Sinai, near Gebal Serbal, Egypt. Signed with monogram (lower right). Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with touches of bodycolour, on paper. 4 5/8 x 7¼ in. (11.7 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Pass of Tyrana

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Pass of Tyrana, Albania Signed and dated ‘Edward Lear del. 1851 (?)’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘Pass of Tyrana/Albania’ (lower left). Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper, 10¾ x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear and the Ionian Islands

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

The Corfu Museum of Asian Art has officially announced the dates for the bicentenary exhibition, Edward Lear & the Ionian Islands, at the Palace of St. Michael and St. George, from 25 May to 31 August 2012. The exhibition also … Continue reading →

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Two Talks on Edward Lear in One Day

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Tomorrow, 30 January, two separate events will mark the beginning of Edward Lear’s bicentenary celebrations. You will have to choose, if you are in London, don’t miss Edward Lear and His Cretan Drawings, a lecture by Stephen Duckworth. Modern Greek … Continue reading →

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