Edward Lear Works on Paper: Auction Prices

British · 1812–1888

ArtSell has recorded 25 auction results for Edward Lear works on paper between 2017 and 2026, of which 19 sold (76% sell-through). Prices realised range from $530 to $5,095, with a median of $1,341 across 19 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $5,095 for “Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora” at Sworders in 2026.

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1. 
   A mountainous landscape

   Drawing

   30 x 50cm; framed 55.5 x 73.5cm

   Sworders · May 19, 2026 · Lot 104
   £1,000≈ $1,341≈ €1,154HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
2. 
   Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora

   Drawing

   44.5 x 24.5cm; framed 66 x 45cm

   Sworders · May 19, 2026 · Lot 102
   £3,800≈ $5,095≈ €4,384HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Sworders ↗
3. 
   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 · May 19, 2026 · Lot 101
   £750≈ $1,006≈ €865HammerSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Sworders ↗
4. 
   Capo Sant' Angeli, Amalfi

   Drawing · Paper

   11 x 17.5cm

   Olympia Auctions · Dec 10, 2025 · Lot 42
   £1,400≈ $1,863≈ €1,602HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
5. 
   Untitled

   Drawing

   Sworders · May 28, 2025 · Lot 293
   £1,800≈ $2,426≈ €2,143HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
6. 
   Untitled

   Drawing

   Sworders · May 28, 2025 · Lot 292
   £850≈ $1,145≈ €1,012HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
7. 
   Untitled

   Drawing

   Sworders · May 28, 2025 · Lot 291
   £850≈ $1,145≈ €1,012HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
8. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor

   Sworders · May 28, 2025 · Lot 290
   £950≈ $1,280≈ €1,131HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Sworders ↗
9. 
   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 · Mar 16, 2025 · Lot 441
   £650≈ $841≈ €772HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
10. 
    Sacro Monte Of Varese

    Drawing

    Pandolfini · Nov 13, 2024 · Lot 113
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Pandolfini ↗
11. 
    Desert of Sinai

    Watercolor · Paper

    4 h x 8 w in (10 x 20 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 190
    $2,489≈ £1,917≈ €2,300Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
12. 
    MOUNT GENEROSA, BELLA VISTA, 1881

    Drawing

    9.5cm x 17cm (3.75in x 6.75in)

    Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024 · Lot 45
    £554≈ $737≈ €666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
13. 
    Zante

    Drawing

    26.25 x 44cm

    Lawrences Auctioneers · Sep 24, 2024 · Lot 298
    £2,800≈ $3,746≈ €3,365HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
14. 
    Sermione, Lago di Garda

    Watercolor

    12cm x 18cm

    Toovey's · Jun 12, 2024 · Lot 42
    £3,400≈ $4,338≈ €4,030HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
15. 
    View Of Varese

    Drawing

    Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023 · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–5,000View at Pandolfini ↗
16. 
    View Of Catania

    Gouache · Paper

    Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023 · Lot 53
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–4,000View at Pandolfini ↗
17. 
    Olevano

    Watercolor

    24,3x45,2 cm

    Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023 · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–2,000View at Pandolfini ↗
18. 
    Turkish Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    Pandolfini · Oct 12, 2022 · Lot 332
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,500–5,000View at Pandolfini ↗
19. 
    Untitled

    Watercolor

    Sworders · Sep 27, 2022 · Lot 212
    £3,800≈ $4,105≈ €4,257HammerSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Sworders ↗
20. 
    Holloway, 1812 - Sanremo, 1888 / Mus Decumanus / Firmato E Lear e datato July 26 1832 in basso a sinistra

    Watercolor · Paper

    16x27 cm

    Wannenes · Jun 9, 2022 · Lot 1315
    Result not publishedEst. €1,000–1,500View at Wannenes ↗
21. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    Sworders · Mar 22, 2022 · Lot 333
    £400≈ $530≈ €481HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Sworders ↗
22. 
    Untitled

    Watercolor

    Sworders · Mar 22, 2022 · Lot 332
    £1,800≈ $2,384≈ €2,163HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
23. 
    Gebel Wardan, Sinai

    Drawing

    7.5 x 35.5cm

    Olympia Auctions · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 59
    £850≈ $1,114≈ €966HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
24. 
    Mt. Etna from near Carlentini, 1852

    Drawing

    23cm x 28.5cm

    Toovey's · Jun 13, 2018 · Lot 113
    £1,700≈ $2,267≈ €1,927HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
25. 
    Fort of Isle San Marguerite, Cannes, 1865

    Watercolor

    12-3/8 x 19-7/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 16, 2017 · Lot 651
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
26. 
    Valmontone, Near Tivoli

    Drawing

    Olympia Auctions · Jan 25, 2017 · Lot 28
    £1,000≈ $1,259≈ €1,172HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗

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