Tag Archives: watercolours

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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Edward Lear, Study of a Paradise Shelduck

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Study of a Paradise Shelduck. Watercolor over pencil heightened with bodycolor and gum arabic. ca. 1830. Paper size: 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. Prepared for T.C. Eyton’s A Monograph of the Anatidae or Duck Tribe, London, 1838. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Landscape near Damascus (1858)

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Landscape near Damascus. Watercolour. 22cm x 33cm. See also. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Lago d’Iséo

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Lago d’Iséo, Lombardy. Titled (lower left) and numbered ‘151’ (lower right). Brown ink and watercolour. 15 x 21.5cm. Provenance John Peter Cochrane Collection; Sale, Bonhams, London, 31st March 2015, lot 28; Private collection, UK Following an extensive trip … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Peacocks near Bhurtpore, Northern India (1874)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Peacocks near Bhurtpore, Northern India (1874). 3 1 ⁄ 4 x 6 3 ⁄ 4 in. (8.3 x 17.2 cm.). MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Peacock

Posted on October 5, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Peacock. Watercolor On Paper. 9″ x 7″ sheet, 17 3/4″ x 15 3/4″. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, A Pair of Birds on a Tree Branch

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, a Pair of Birds on a Tree Branch. Pencil, Watercolor And Bodycolor, Heightened With Gum-Arabic And Gold Paint. 7″ x 5″ sheet. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Albetone, Monte Modino (1883)

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Albetone, Monte Modino (1883). The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Landscape with a viaduct and a castle in the distance (1850)

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Landscape with a viaduct and a castle in the distance, 1850. Pen and ink, and watercolour heightened with white on paper.  13.7 x 18.9cm; 5½ x 7½in MutualArt.

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