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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, Gebel Wardan, Sinai, ink and pencil
    Gebel Wardan, Sinai
    Drawing
    7.5 x 35.5cm
    Olympia Auctions · · Lot 59
    £850≈ $1,114≈ €966HammerSign up free to seeView at Olympia Auctions ↗
  2. Edward Lear, Mt. Etna from near Carlentini, 1852, pen and ink
    Mt. Etna from near Carlentini, 1852
    Drawing
    23cm x 28.5cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 113
    £1,700≈ $2,267≈ €1,927HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  3. Edward Lear, Nanodes Undulatus, hand coloured lithograph
    Nanodes Undulatus
    Lithograph
    46 x 31.5cm
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 3099
    A$300≈ $231≈ £163≈ €186Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$300–500View at Leonard Joel ↗
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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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