ID 1443121
Lot 192 | EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
View of Cairo, with the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in the distance
inscribed and dated 'Cairo / 9. Jany . 1849.' (lower left), further inscribed, dated and numbered 'Cairo. Jany 9. 1849. 2' (lower right), and further variously inscribed with the artist's notes throughout
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour, on paper
6 ¾ x 20 in. (17.2 x 50.9 cm.)
| Artist: | Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil, Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Topographical period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) |
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| Applied technique: | Pencil, Painted, Watercolor |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Topographical period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| 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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