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1292 – Edward Lear on Google art
Google art introduced more then 150 museum on the web. Here you see a painting by Edward Lear dated 1857 from the collection of the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. We showed you the image earlier but … Continue reading
1233 – Athos painting Edward Lear at auction
Sotheby’s in London has this oil painting from 1856/7 “View of Mount Athos” for sale next Thursday July 7th. Lot number 371: who has x80 23.000 – x80 35.000 to spent for this small painting (29 by 47 cm)? Detail … Continue reading
1074 – Edward Lear again
We showed this work of the artist Edward Lear earlier but its worth showing it again comparing it with the image I took in 2009 from a somewhat higher standpoint. This watercolour by Lear is made 12 September 1856: Karyes with the mountain … Continue reading
943 – Art: Edward Lear 1856/57
In posts 258 and 747 we already showed you some of his paintings. His letters from his travels and his three weeks on Athos in the late summer 1856, were published 1907: The watercolour shows the ruggedness of the landscape … Continue reading
806 – Edward Lear
Englishman Edward Lear made 50 works (paintings and drawings) on Athos in 1856. He didn’t have much with the orthodox religion. Here is what he wrote to his sister Ann: I always asked to see the churches – more to … Continue reading
747 – Agnostos Ellinas and Edward Lear
This is the monastery of Stavronikita in Mount Athos as seen from the ancient footpath leading to Pantokratoros monastery. The footpath is very narrow and perched on the cliffside under heavy vegetation. In 1857 the British painter and writerEdward Lear … Continue reading
258 – Art: Edward Lear
The Monastery of Simopetra on Mount Athos 1856 Watercolour and ink on paper support: 314 x 486 mm on paper, unique
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