Name: EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
Brand: Antibes, Côte d'Azur, France
Price: 5000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
Antibes, Côte d'Azur, France
inscribed 'Antibes/ 10.35' (lower left), numbered '(5)' (lower right) and further inscribed with artist's notes throughout, and with date '26 Feb 1865' (verso)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
7¹⁄₈ x 21⁷⁄₈ in. (18.1 x 55.6 cm.)

Ambassador Robert and Mayrose Strausz-Hupé, U.S.A.

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Lot Essay

Lear took the train to Antibes on 26 February to spend the day drawing, and wrote to Mrs Clive 'This day was perfect in loveliness ― & all colour more brilliant & exquisite than it is possible to conceive. The sea ― a sheet of Emerald-green, & [real ult] ― like Maccaw’s tail-feathers.'