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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)

41lots offered2015–2026years recorded68%sold (27)$1.3kSign up free to seemedian price

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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, 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. ↗
  2. Edward Lear, MOUNT GENEROSA, BELLA VISTA, 1881, ’ pencil, pen and brown ink
    MOUNT GENEROSA, BELLA VISTA, 1881
    Drawing
    9.5cm x 17cm (3.75in x 6.75in)
    Lyon & Turnbull · · Lot 45
    £554≈ $737≈ €666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–800View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
  3. Edward Lear, Thebes
    Thebes
    23 x 42.5cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 297
    £2,400≈ $3,211≈ €2,884HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  4. Edward Lear, Zante, pen and brown ink heightened with white over pencil
    Zante
    Drawing
    26.25 x 44cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 298
    £2,800≈ $3,746≈ €3,365HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  5. Edward Lear, Corfu From The Village Of Ascension, Lear worked with an exacting and accomplished technique in thinned oil
    Corfu From The Village Of Ascension
    Oil
    37 x 23cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 368
    £34,000≈ $45,485≈ €40,856HammerSign up free to seeEst. £25,000–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  6. Edward Lear, Sermione, Lago di Garda, watercolour
    Sermione, Lago di Garda
    Watercolor
    12cm x 18cm
    Toovey's · · Lot 42
    £3,400≈ $4,338≈ €4,030HammerSign up free to seeView at Toovey's ↗
  7. Edward Lear, Abetone
    Abetone
    ed. 30/1884
    17 x 24.5cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 392
    £240≈ $304≈ €280HammerSign up free to seeEst. £200–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  8. Edward Lear, Temple Of Venus And Rome
    Temple Of Venus And Rome
    Pandolfini · · Lot 131
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Pandolfini ↗
  9. Edward Lear, Sacro Monte Of Varese, black chalk
    Sacro Monte Of Varese
    Drawing
    Pandolfini · · Lot 113
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Pandolfini ↗
  10. Edward Lear, The Ear Of Dionysus, Syracuse
    The Ear Of Dionysus, Syracuse
    Pandolfini · · Lot 114
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200View at Pandolfini ↗
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