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Edward Lear, Walls of Pavia (1841)

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Walls of Pavia. Signed and dated ‘Edw. Lear 11 May 1841’ and inscribed ‘Walls of Pavia’, watercolour.  6.5cm x 13.5cm (2.75in x 5.25in). Provenance Child’s Gallery, Boston Apart from two visits to England, Lear stayed in Italy between … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile near Mankabat (1867)

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile near Mankabat. Inscribed and dated ‘5.20 sunset Jan 8 1867 (near Mankabat)’ and numbered ‘107’ and further inscribed with colour notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour. 12.5cm x 19cm (5in x 7.5in). Provenance … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Wady Halfeh, Egypt (1867)

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Wady halfeh, Egypt. Signed with the monogram, dated 1884 and inscribed ‘Wady Halfey Feb 3 1867’, watercolour. 9cm x 17.5cm (3.5in x 7in) . Provenance Childs Gallery, Boston; Agnew’s London No. 15361 This work shows Wadi Halfa situated … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Drymades, Albania

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Drymades, Albania. Signed with the monogram and inscribed ‘Drymades’, watercolour heightened with white. 11.5cm x 18cm (4.5in x 7.25in). Provenance Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, London Lear painted some of the wildest and most dramatic countryside when he … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sepolcro di Terone, Sicily (1847)

Posted on January 31, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sepolcro di Terone, Sicily, Italy. Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Sepolero di Terone Gigenti 29 May 1847 (63)’ and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil, pen and ink. 8.25cm x 25.5cm (3.25in x 10.25in). Leaving Rome in April 1847, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, View of Mount Modino, near Abetone (1883)

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Edward Lear, View of Mount Modino, near Abetone, Tuscany. Watercolour and brown ink. Titled and dated ’18 “20” August 1883′ (lower right). 30 x 54cm (11¾ x 21¼ in.) Dreweatts.

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Edward Lear, Luxor

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Luxor, Egypt. Pen, ink, and watercolour with white heightening. Signed (lower left), inscribed (lower right)11 x 18cm (4¼ x 7 in.). Provenance The Fine Art Society, London, September 1954 Dreweatts.  

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Edward Lear, Sacro Monte di Varese (1879)

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sacro Monte di Varese. Black chalk, pen and brown ink, 275×495 mm. On the recto, lower left, pen and brown ink: “Sacromonte 8. Sept. 1879” Exhibited Edward Lear (1812 – 1888), Il viaggio come avventura estetica, vedute d’Italia, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Coast of Crete, looking towards the village of Perivolia and Mount Ida (Psilortis), 1864

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Coast of Crete, looking towards the village of Perivolia and Mount Ida (Psilortis), 1864. With inscriptions and notes (lower left and right). Pen & ink. 27 x 6.5 cm (10 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) The work is … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A view across Kozhikode (Calicut), Malabar, India

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view across Kozhikode (Calicut), Malabar, India. Inscribed ‘near Calikut’ (lower left). Watercolour. 10.1 x 19.3cm (4 x 7 5/8in). Bonhams.

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