ID 1248222
Lot 263 | EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
Wadi Halfa, Sudan
inscribed and dated 'Wady Halfeh [sic] / 4.30.PM. Feby 3.1867' (lower left) and inscribed again and dated [in pencil] (lower left) and numbered '(336)' (lower right) and further inscribed with colour notes
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of white on buff coloured paper
11 ¾ x 20 7/8 in. (30 x 53 cm.)
Provenance
Ray Livingstone Murphy (†); Christie's, London, 19 November 1985, lot 69, from where purchased by the present owner.
| Artist: | Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Art style: | Orientalism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) |
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| Applied technique: | Painted, Watercolor |
| Art style: | Orientalism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Category: | Drawings |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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