Old Masters, British, European Paintings & Portrait Miniatures - 15th March 2017
Lot 222
Edward Lear (1812-1888) A cottage by a stream Signed and dated May 16th 1839 Pencil
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £850
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Description
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
A cottage by a stream
Signed and dated May 16th 1839
Pencil, unframed
25.25 x 36.75cm; 10 x 14½in
Provenance:
Captain (later Admiral) R.A. Oliver, served in New Zealand, and the south seas, in the late 1840s and early 1850s, charting the waters, particularly that of Queen Charlotte's Sound in the north of the South Island.
By descent
Edward Lear went to Italy in July of 1837 for 10 years, soon after these sketches were drawn.