Edward Lear: career timeline

British · 1812–1888 · Few works by Edward Lear have a recorded creation date (7 of 39), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Edward Lear: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade soldWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
2010s54$1.2kSign upDrawing
2020s3421$1.9kSign upDrawing

Sold in the 2010s 5 works

Sold
4 of 5
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$1.2kSign up
Typical size
10.5 × 13 in (27 × 34 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (3), Watercolor (1), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
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Sold in the 2020s 34 works

Sold
21 of 34
Median
$1.9kSign up
Average
$4.1kSign up
Typical size
9 × 9.5 in (23 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (13), Watercolor (8), Other (6)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Birds (1), Markets & villages (1)
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…and 10 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Edward Lear auction results →