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Edward Lear, Villa Castellane, Varese (1884)

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Villa Castellane, Varese. Watercolour on paper – 26 x 51.5cm, 42.5 x 68cm framed. Monogrammed and dated 1884 lower right, titled lower left. With Peter Nahum label verso, with Peter Nahum receipt. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, View of Zagori

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Zagori. Pencil and watercolour, signed lower right, 12 x 18cm. Provenance Gallery label verso for Mark Fisher of London SW12 and with original purchase receipt for Mark Fisher Fine Art of SW12, January 1992 for £4,500 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Villa Falconieri, Frascati

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Villa Falconieri, Frascati. Pencil on paper heightened with white chalk. Inscribed Villa Falconieri from Mondrajon/Frascati (lower left). 7 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. Provenance Sold: Christie’s East, New York, May 20, 1996, Lot 14 Private Collection, New Jersey Invaluable.

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Edward Lear, A View of Santa Maura (1863)

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

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)

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

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.

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Edward Lear, Rocky Valley of Musta, Malta (1866)

Posted on November 10, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Mount Sinai (1849)

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Rocky Valley near Musta, Malta (1866)

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Great Awk

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Great Awk. Watercolor painting prepared for Plate 82, “Great Auk” in Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology printed in London in 1841. Brown wash and ink over graphite on paper. Signed ‘PJ Selby E Lear 1831’ lower left. Numbered … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Study of a King Vulture

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Study of a King Vulture. Signed lower left: E Lear del., dated lower right: Aril 1832, and inscribed lower center: Sarcoramphus papa (Linn.)/Drawn from life at the/Surrey Zoological Gardens Watercolor over pencil heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic. … Continue reading →

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