Tag Archives: watercolours

Edward Lear, The Pyramids near Cairo. Inscribed and dated near Cairo. Jany. 9. 1849 lower left; inscribed a mother of Mud. lower centre; numbered 7 lower right. Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of pencil. Unframed: 17.1 by 50.7cm., … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Dhows on the Nile. Pencil and watercolour Dated ’29 Dec’ (lower left), numbered ‘161’ (lower right), colour notes throughout 6.5 x 22.5cm (2½ x 8¾ in.) Provenance The Ruskin Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon. The gallery label affixed verso dates the … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Deir Kadige on the River Nile, Egypt. Inscribed Deir Cadige March 14 sunset Dome orange, 66 x 151mm. Loosely laid down on an old mount, slight sporadic stains, undisturbed in old ebonised frame with, on the reverse, the … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, View of the Nile at Es Shelaal, Egypt. Inscribed and dated Es Shelaal/4-4.45 pm/28 Jany 1867 (lower left), numbered 249 (lower right), and further inscribed with colour notes throughout. Pencil, pen and brown ink, and watercolour, heightened with … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Near Beni Suef. Pen, ink and wash. Inscribed ‘near Benisouef. 14. March. AM 8-1854’ (lower left) and ‘Sky, at horizon, palest water pk(?)’ (lower right), and with colour notes throughout. 6.5 x 15cm (2½ x 5¾ in.) Dreweatts.

Edward Lear, Near Kalàbshe. Pen and ink and wash. Inscribed and dated ‘5.5pm. 16.Feby. 1867. near Kalabashe’ (lower left) and numbered ‘(500)’ (lower right). 7.5 x 15cm (2¾ x 5¾ in.) Provenance With Ryman & Co., Oxford Bonham’s, London, Fine British … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Pyramids. Pencil and watercolour. Signed with monogram (lower right). 10 x 20cm (3¾ x 7¾ in.) Dreweatts.

Edward Lear, Near Thebes. Pencil and watercolour. Later signed with monogram and dated 1884 (lower right) and inscribed and dated ’19 Jany 1867′ (lower left). 8.5 x 17.5cm (3¼ x 6¾ in.) Provenance Guy Peppiatt Fine Art Ltd, London Dreweatts.