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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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Edward Lear, Antrodoco (1843)

Posted on May 7, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Antrodoco, Italy. Inscribed and dated August 14 1843, pen and ink and watercolour. 31cm x 45cm (12in x 17.75in) Provenance David Galleries, New York. This watercolour relates to a lithograph in Lear’s Illustrated Excursions in Italy published in … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Bordighera (1864)

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Bordighera, Italy. Inscribed and dated 1864, extensively annotated, pen and ink and coloured wash. 22cm x 33cm (8.5in x 13in) Lear would have arrived in Bordighera, on the French-Italian border, in December 1864, returning from his walking tour … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Mountainous Landscape with Cedar

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mountainous Landscape with Cedar. Pen and ink and watercolour. 22cm x 45cm (8.5in x 17.75in). Provenance Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London, no.42586. Lyon and Turnbull.

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Edward Lear, Zante

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Zante, Greece (1863?) Inscribed and dated ‘Goats, 26 May, 5.50-6PM’ pen and ink and coloured wash. Provenance Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, no.32056. Lyon and Turnbull.

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