Tag Archives: watercolours

Edward Lear, Mont Blanc (1863)

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mont Blanc. Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on blue paper. 6 ½ x 10 1⁄8 in. (16.5 x 25.9 cm.) MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, River landscape, Naqadeh (1854)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, River landscape, Naqadeh (Iran) Inscribed ‘Naqadeh 11AM 21 Jans 1854’ and numbered 108, watercolour, 6 x 15.5cm. Provenance with Ryman & Co Ltd, Oxford Invaluable.

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Edward Lear, View on the Nile, Dishne (1867)

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View on the Nile, Dishne. Inscribed ‘Near Dishne, 5.10PM Feby 27.1867’, and numbered 558, watercolour, 6 x 17cm. Provenance with Ryman & Co Ltd, Oxford. Invaluable.

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Edward Lear, Jerusalem from near the Mount of Olives (1858)

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Jerusalem from near the Mount of Olives, 1858. Pen and brown ink and watercolour. Works on Paper. 214 by 320 mm MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, View of Cairo (1849)

Posted on June 16, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Cairo, with the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in the distance. Inscribed and dated ‘Cairo / 9. Jany . 1849.’ (lower left), further inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Cairo. Jany 9. 1849. 2’ (lower right), and … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Mont Blanc (1863)

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mont Blanc. Signed with monogram and dated ‘1863’ (lower right). Ppencil, watercolour and bodycolour on blue paper. 6 ½ x 10 1⁄8 in. (16.5 x 25.9 cm.) Provenance Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 15 November 1983, lot 261. with … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, On the Road to Galle (1876)

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edwqared Lear, On the Road to Galle. Watercolour, pencil and gum arabic, heightened with white. 40 x 26cm (15½ x 10 in.) MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Askalon (1867)

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Leara, Askalon, Israel. Inscribed and dated ‘1.20pm, April 5. 1867’, extensively annotated, pen and ink and wash. 13cm x 51.5cm (5in x 20.25in) Provenance Durlacher Brothers, New York; George Dix Gallery, New York, by 1947; Childs Gallery, Boston, where … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Medeenet Abou (1856)

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edwqard Lear, Medeenet Abou, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘1856-19 Feby. tired out 3.p.m’, pen and ink. 20cm x 45cm (8in x 17.75in) Provenance Agnew’s, London, where bought by the mother of the present owners in 1966. The present watercolour depicts … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Caves of Beni Hassan (1867)

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Caves of Beni Hassan, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘11.30AM. Jany. 5. 1867’ extensively annotated, pen and ink and coloured wash. 13.5cm x 23cm (5.25in x 9in) Lyon and Turnbull.

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