Tag Archives: watercolours

Edward Lear, Marsala, Sicily

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Marsala, Sicily. Watercolor and ink, monogrammed. 10 x 20 cm – 3,94 x 7,87 in. Provenance Vente anonyme, Christie’s, Londres, 14 novembre 1989, n°111 Invaluable.

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Edward Lear, View of Taormina and Mount Etna, Palermo

Posted on October 4, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Taormina and Mount Etna, Palermo. Watercolor and ink, located and dated. 32 x 48 cm – 12,6 x 18,9 in. Provenance Anonymous sale; Bonham’s, Knightsbridge, 27 November 1991, lot 106. Invaluable.

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Edward Lear, Olive Trees in the Garden of Gethsemane (1858)

Posted on September 25, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

MAM712793 Olive Trees in the Garden of Gethsemane, 1858 (w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, MA, USA; © Mead Art Museum.

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Edward Lear, Lago Maggiore from Stresa (1867)

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Lago Maggiore from Stresa. Dated and titled ‘6-7 AM May 31. 1867’ (lower left), numbered ‘(200)’ (lower right) and with pencil annotations (in mountains). Watercolour and pencil. 32 x 52cm Provenance The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Bordighera

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Bordighera. Signed and inscribed Bordighiera [sic] Edw Lear del (in ink, lower left). Watercolour and bodycolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.5 x 22.5cm; 5¾ x 8¾in In December 1864, Lear would have arrived in Bordighera, on the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Monaco

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monaco. Signed and inscribed Monaco Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.7 x 22.5cm; 5¾ x 8¾in Lear wrote to his friend Chichester Fortescue in November 1864 that he ‘had no … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Mentone

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mentone. Signed and inscribed Mentone/ Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink, heightened with scratching out. 14.3 x 22.3cm; 5½ x 8¾in In correspondence to a friend in November 1864, Lear wrote … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Nice

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Nice. Watercolour and bodycolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.2 x 22.5cm; 5½ x 8¾in Edward Lear’s frail constitution gave him greater comfort when he chose to pass his winters abroad. The warmer climate soothed his bronchitis, asthma, grand … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Street Scene in Vevey, Switzerland (1837)

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Street Scene in Vevey, Switzerland. Watercolour, inscribed and dated 1837, 28cm x 18cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance Christie’s 8th July 1997, lot no.76.

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Edward Lear, A view of Villa Barberini, Albano, near Rome (1846)

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of Villa Barberini, Albano, near Rome. Signed and dated ‘Edward Lear. del. 1846.’ (lower centre) and inscribed ‘Villa Barberini. / Albano.’ (lower left). pen and brown ink, brown wash on buff paper. 5 7⁄8 x 18 … Continue reading →

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