Tag Archives: watercolours

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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Edward Lear, View of Bonifacio, Corsica

Posted on April 29, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Bonifacio, Corsica. Watercolour, Signed with monogram, 4.75″ x 7.25″ (12.1 x 18.4cm). The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Petra (1858)

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Petra. Study, label on reverse, no apparent signature. 8-1/2 x 12 inches. Overall framed size 15 x 19 inches. Invaluable.

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Edward Lear, Masada on the Dead Sea (c. 1858)

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Masada on the Dead Sea, circa 1858. Signed with monogram (lower right). Watercolour with touches of bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic. 17 x 37.5cm A larger painting by Lear, depicting the same viewpoint as the present work, is … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece. Pen and ink on paper. h. 12 8 x 21- 20 x 27. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, St John Lateran and the Claudian Aqueduct, Rome

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, St John Lateran and the Claudian Aqueduct, Rome. Signed with monogram (lower right). Watercolour over traces of pencil, heightened with white. 10.4 x 20.3cm (4 1/8 x 8in). Provenance Collection of Lady Peyton. The Hon. Dorothy Gibbs and … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Two views of Rulnapoora, Sri Lanka

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Two views of Rulnapoora, Sri Lanka. Black wash. Each 9.7 by 14.6 cm.; 3 3/4 by 5 3/4 in. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, A View of Darjeeling, India; with a view of Khersrong, India

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A View of Darjeeling, India; with a view of Khersrong, India. Black and grey wash. each 9.7 by 14.6 cm.; 3 3/4 by 5 3/4 in. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Two views of Coonoor, India

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Two views of Coonoor, India. Black and grey wash. Each 9.7 by 14.6 cm.; 3 3/4 by 5 3/4 in. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, View of Florence (1861)

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Florence. Inscribed and dated ‘June 14/ (9)’ (lower left). Pen, ink and watercolour over pencil. 33.2 x 55cm (13 1/16 x 21 5/8in). Painted in 1861. Provenance With Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London where purchased … Continue reading →

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