Edward Lear, Catania and Mount Etna

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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  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

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  1. Edward Lear, Valmontone, Near Tivoli, pencil
    Valmontone, Near Tivoli
    Drawing
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 28
    £1,000≈ $1,259≈ €1,172HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  2. Fort of Isle San Marguerite, Cannes, 1865
    Watercolor
    12-3/8 x 19-7/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 651
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
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Edward Lear works on paper (25)Edward Lear watercolors (8)Edward Lear drawings (16)Edward Lear prints (6)Edward Lear lithographs (5)

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