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Edward Lear, Convent near Soracte (1843)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Convent near Soracte. Signed, inscribed with title and dated 1843 l.l., pencil heightened with white on grey paper 9 x 17cm Provenance: With Abbott & Holder, London. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Mt. Etna from near Carlentini (1852)

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mt. Etna from near Carlentini. Pen and ink, signed, titled and dated 1852, 23cm x 28.5cm. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, The Plains of Marathon

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Plains of Marathon, Greece. Signed lower left with monogram “EL” watercolour 10 x 20cm (4 x 8in). Provenance Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge, London SW7. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Bissone (1878)

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Bissone, Lake Lugano, Switzerland. Inscribed with title, colour notes and dated “10.15 to 11 a.m. / 17 August 1878” lower left pen, brown ink and blue wash 31 x 51cm (12 x 20in). Provenance Michael Spratt, English … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Monte Generoso (1879)

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monte Generoso. Pen and brown ink, inscribed and dated 1879, 25cm x 52cm. Illustrated. The Saleroom. With thanks to Stephen Duckworth.

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Two More Worth Reading on Edward Lear

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

A few weeks ago, Cabinet: A Quarterly of Art and Culture published a long article by D. Graham Burnett on Edward Lear’s “The Dong with a Luminous Nose” in its “The Nose” Issue 64, pp. 84-91: “The Luminosity of the … Continue reading →

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No Rest for the Lear-Lover: More to Read

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Matthew Bevis’s fourth post on “Aspects of Edward Lear” is now available at the Houghton Library blog: it is concerned with nonsense incursions into Lear’s serious drawings. Here is a full list of Matthrew’s articles: I, II, III, IV. Michael … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Massa Looking towards Vesuvius (1839)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Massa Looking towards Vesuvius. Signed and dated l.r.: Edward Lear del. / 1839.; inscribed with the title l.l.: Massa. looking towards/ Vesuvius.;signed and inscribed on an old label attached to the reverse: Vesuvius from Massa Chalk Drawing / made for R. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Venice (1865)

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Venice. Pen, ink and watercolour, inscribed “Venice Nov 11 4 pm 1865 (8)”, also with colour annotations throughout 12 x 34cms. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Ithaca (1863)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Ithaca. Inscribed with title and dated 1 May 1863 2.30pm, numbered ‘114’, pen, ink and watercolour and inscribed with notes, 33 x 49cm. The Department of Western Art, Ashmolean Museum Oxford label verso. Mallam’s Oxford.

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