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Edward Lear
1812-1888
The Grand Canal with Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
Pen and ink, watercolor, over pencil on paper.
13 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (349 x 501 mm)
Purchased on the Sunny Crawford von Bülow Fund 1978.
2006.1
Notes:
A painter, draftsman, and writer, Edward Lear is well known for the superb topographical landscapes he executed over the course of a lifetime of travel throughout Europe, the Near East, and South Asia. Our new drawing was made during his second trip to Venice, in 1865. On 16 November of that year he wrote, "Anything so incredibly beautiful as the colour of the place I never saw" (V. Noakes, Edward Lear 1812-1888, exhibition catalogue, Royal Academy of Arts, London, p. 116, under no. 31).
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Inscribed by the artist at lower left, "Venice. 3PM. 13 nov. 1865 / (from the steps of the Iron bridge.) white papers on windows - of lodgings", numbered at lower right, "20", and further inscribed with the artist's color notes.
Provenance:
Private collection (until 1997); sale, Christie's, London, 8 April 1997, lot 108, where acquired for a private trust; with Andrew Clayton-Payne Ltd., London.
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