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Edward Lear, Erbalunga, Corsica

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Erbalunga, Corsica. Signed with monogram (lower left). Watercolour over traces of pencil. 27.5 x 45.5cm (10 13/16 x 17 15/16in). Provenance Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 21 March 2001, lot 243. Private collection, UK.

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Edward Lear, The Ear of Dionysus (1842)

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Ear of Dionysus. Black chalk heightened with white on grey paper, 230×310 mm. On the recto, lower left, black chalk: “Edward Lear. del. 1842. June”; lower right, black chalk: “Ear of Dionysus. Syracusa” Pandolfini.  

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Edward Lear, Sacromonte, Varese (1879)

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Sacromonte 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, Milano, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Suda Bay, Crete

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Suda Bay, Crete. Watercolour on paper. 17,5 x 36,8 cm. (6 7/8 x 14 1/2in.) MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Agia Paraskevi (1857)

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Agia Paraskevi, 1857. Pen and brown ink and watercolor over traces of pencil on paper. Inscribed lower left Agia Paraskevi / 13 April 1857 / 11 1/2 AM (lower left); further inscribed with Artist’s notes. 13 3/4 x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Monte Generoso – Bellavista (1881)

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso – Bellavista. Pencil, pen and brown ink. 9.5cm x 17cm (3.75in x 6.75in). MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai. Watercolor on paper. 4 h x 8 w in (10 x 20 cm). Signed to lower left ‘EL’. Provenance The Drawing Room, Princeton, NJ Estate of Alfred Bush, former Curator of Western Americana, Princeton University, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Mahabalipooram, Coromandel Coast

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mahabalipooram, Coromandel Coast. Watercolour, signature and date lower left, approx. 24.5cm x 49cm. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Villefranche (1865)

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Côte d’Azur, France. Inscribed lower left: Villefranche / 29. January 1865 10.45 AM, and with further colour notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. 229 by 318 mm. Provenance The Rev. Percy Mordaunt Barnard (1868-1941) and his wife Alice, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, St. Jean, France (1865)

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, St Jean de Cap Ferrat, France. Inscribed lower left: St Jean. (Villefranche) / 11.30 am. / 5 February 1865, numbered lower right: (51), further inscribed with colour notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. 250 by 349 mm. Provenance The … Continue reading →

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