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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, Untitled, watercolour and bodycolour 16 x 14cm
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 290
    £950≈ $1,280≈ €1,131HammerSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Sworders ↗
  2. 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. ↗
  3. 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 ↗
  4. Edward Lear, Untitled, pen and ink and watercolour 32 x 48cm
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 212
    £3,800≈ $4,105≈ €4,257HammerSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Sworders ↗
  5. Edward Lear, Untitled, pen and brown ink and watercolour 6.7 x 27cm Provenance: With the Fine Art Society
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    Sworders · · Lot 332
    £1,800≈ $2,384≈ €2,163HammerSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Sworders ↗
  6. Edward Lear, Olevano, pencil and watercolor
    Olevano
    Watercolor
    24,3x45,2 cm
    Pandolfini · · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–2,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  7. Edward Lear, Turkish Landscape, watercolor on paper
    Turkish Landscape
    Watercolor · Paper
    Pandolfini · · Lot 332
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,500–5,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  8. 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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