Edward Lear (London 1812-1888 San Remo)
Edward Lear (London 1812-1888 San Remo)
Edward Lear (London 1812-1888 San Remo)
Edward Lear (London 1812-1888 San Remo)
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Edward Lear (London 1812-1888 San Remo)

Study of trees near Sorrento; together with Study of a Tree at Pelago and Vole

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Edward Lear (London 1812-1888 San Remo)
Study of trees near Sorrento; together with Study of a Tree at Pelago and Vole
the first inscribed and dated and further inscribed with color notes 'Sorrento/ Augt 20 1838' (lower right)
the first pencil on paper
the first 13 ¾ x 9 7/8 in. (35 x 25.1 cm.)
(3)
Provenance
The first:
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, June 17 1969, lot 159.
Charles Ryskamp, acquired from the above, 1969.
The second:
with J.S. Maas & Co., London.
Charles Ryskamp, acquired from the above, 1965.
The third:
with William Drummond, London.
Charles Ryskamp, acquired from the above.
Each:
Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp sold for the Primary Benefit of Princeton University; Sotheby's, New York, 25 January 2011, Lot 113.
Exhibited
The first: Morgan 2001, no. 88.
Yale 2010, no. 76.
The second: Reading, Reading Museum and Art Gallery, English Watercolours and Drawings from the Collection of Peter Rhodes, February-March, 1961, no. 92.
London, The Maas Gallery, Exhibition of Early English Watercolours, March, 1965, no. 42

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