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Edward Lear

British · 1812–1888 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a… (Wikipedia)

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39lots offered2017–2026years recorded66%sold (25)$1.3kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Edward Lear, Corfu From The Village Of Ascension, Lear worked with an exacting and accomplished technique in thinned oilCorfu From The Village Of AscensionLawrences Auctioneers · £34,000≈ $45,485≈ €40,856Sign up to see
  2. Edward Lear, Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora, pen and brown ink and washAreka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, RatnapooraSworders · £3,800≈ $5,095≈ €4,384Sign up to see
  3. Edward Lear, Sermione, Lago di Garda, watercolourSermione, Lago di GardaToovey's · £3,400≈ $4,338≈ €4,030Sign up to see

Edward Lear’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 38 auction results for Edward Lear between 2017 and 2026, of which 25 sold (66%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $231Sign up free to see to $45.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $45.5kSign up free to see for Corfu From The Village Of Ascension at Lawrences Auctioneers in September 2024. The most common medium is drawings (16 lots). Most results come from Sworders (11), Pandolfini (9) and Olympia Auctions (4).

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  1. Edward Lear, Studies of a building, trees and a distant Roman aqueduct, possibly the Anio Novus, pencil on blue paper
    Studies of a building, trees and a distant Roman aqueduct, possibly the Anio Novus
    Drawing · Paper
    25.5 x 41cm; framed 45.5 x 60cm
    Sworders · · Lot 101
    £750≈ $1,006≈ €865HammerSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Sworders ↗
  2. Edward Lear, Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora, pen and brown ink and wash
    Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora
    Drawing
    44.5 x 24.5cm; framed 66 x 45cm
    Sworders · · Lot 102
    £3,800≈ $5,095≈ €4,384HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Sworders ↗
  3. Edward Lear, A mountainous landscape, pen and brown ink over pencil
    A mountainous landscape
    Drawing
    30 x 50cm; framed 55.5 x 73.5cm
    Sworders · · Lot 104
    £1,000≈ $1,341≈ €1,154HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
  4. Edward Lear, Capo Sant' Angeli, Amalfi, pencil with touches of white on paper
    Capo Sant' Angeli, Amalfi
    Drawing · Paper
    11 x 17.5cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 42
    £1,400≈ $1,863≈ €1,602HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  5. Edward Lear, Untitled, watercolour and bodycolour 16 x 14cm
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 290
    £950≈ $1,280≈ €1,131HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Sworders ↗
  6. Edward Lear, Untitled, pencil
    Untitled
    Drawing
    Sworders · · Lot 291
    £850≈ $1,145≈ €1,012HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
  7. Edward Lear, Untitled, pencil
    Untitled
    Drawing
    Sworders · · Lot 292
    £850≈ $1,145≈ €1,012HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
  8. Edward Lear, Untitled, pencil
    Untitled
    Drawing
    Sworders · · Lot 293
    £1,800≈ $2,426≈ €2,143HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
  9. Edward Lear, A Mountainous Landscape With Figures Seated By A Shrine; Sketch Of A Tomb With Classical Frieze With Mountains Beyond (I & Ii), pen and brown ink each
    A Mountainous Landscape With Figures Seated By A Shrine; Sketch Of A Tomb With Classical Frieze With Mountains Beyond (I & Ii)
    Drawing
    9.5 x 12cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 441
    £650≈ $841≈ €772HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  10. Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai, watercolor on paper
    Desert of Sinai
    Watercolor · Paper
    4 h x 8 w in (10 x 20 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 190
    $2,489≈ £1,917≈ €2,300Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
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Lots by Edward Lear that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Edward Lear works on paper (25)Edward Lear watercolors (8)Edward Lear drawings (16)Edward Lear prints (6)Edward Lear lithographs (5)

Edward Lear: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Edward Lear at auction?

$45,485Sign up free to see, for Corfu From The Village Of Ascension at Lawrences Auctioneers (September 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Edward Lear?

The median sale price is $1.3kSign up free to see across 25 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Edward Lear have sold at auction?

25 of 38 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Edward Lear?

Sworders, Pandolfini and Olympia Auctions account for the most recorded results. Sworders · Pandolfini · Olympia Auctions

About Edward Lear

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised but which term he never used.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • Edward Lear, Catania and Mount EtnaCatania and Mount Etna, 1847
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Edward Lear, View of Sciacca, SicilyView of Sciacca, Sicily, May 20, 1847
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Edward Lear, Pentedatelo, Calabria, ItalyPentedatelo, Calabria, Italy, 1847 (?)
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Edward Lear, View of St. Peter's, RomeView of St. Peter's, Rome, 1843
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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