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Painter, Bird painter, Lithographer, Comiczeichner, b. 1812 - d. 1888

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  • Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888)
    Mar. 26, 2025

    Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888)

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) Masada on the Dead Sea, circa 1858 signed with monogram (lower right) watercolour with touches of bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic 17 x 37.5cm A larger painting by Lear, depicting the same viewpoint as the present work, is in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (1986.40). The oil on canvas, painted for Frances Elizabeth Anne (née Braham), Countess Waldegrave (1821-1879), was executed in 1858, when Lear first visited and painted the mount of Masada in Israel, located at the edge of the Judean Desert on the western shore of the Dead Sea. It is likely that this watercolour is of a similar date.

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  • Edward Lear (1812-1888) - '363 Soonah, June 7 1874, 6.15pm', banyan tree with temple buildings
    Mar. 26, 2025

    Edward Lear (1812-1888) - '363 Soonah, June 7 1874, 6.15pm', banyan tree with temple buildings

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Edward Lear (1812-1888) - '363 Soonah, June 7 1874, 6.15pm', banyan tree with temple buildings beyond, mixed media, wash and pen and ink on paper, signed lower right, 27 x 36 cm Note - Sketched during the last of Lear's extended journeys to India between 1873 and 1875

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  • (ATTRIB) EDWARD LEAR (British, 1812-1888)
    Mar. 23, 2025

    (ATTRIB) EDWARD LEAR (British, 1812-1888)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    'A huge crag platform' Pen and ink on paper h. 12-5/8 w. 20-1/4 in. (subject) A sketch likely from one of Lear's travel books, titled upper margin ' 33 (?) A huge crag platform --- Meteora, Thessaly, Greece', inscribed '5849 Lear' in pencil on sheet verso, on 1872 J. Whatman paper measuring 13-7/8 x 21-1/4 in., with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, label on verso, framed overall: 20 x 27-1/2 in. (frame) Compare with the example sold at Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 22 September 2015, lot 10

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  • Lear (Edward) The Book of Nonsense, second edition, T. McLean, [1855]; and 9 of the same, different editions, and 5 about the author (16)
    Mar. 06, 2025

    Lear (Edward) The Book of Nonsense, second edition, T. McLean, [1855]; and 9 of the same, different editions, and 5 about the author (16)

    Est: £150 - £200

    Lear (Edward) The Book of Nonsense, second edition, 72 lithographed illustrations with 5-line limerick caption, trimmed affecting text to or or two leaves, foxing, contemporary half-calf, spine faded, original upper wrapper trimmed and pasted to upper cover, worn, T. McLean, [Noakes 73b] [1855]; and 9 of the same, different editions, and 5 about the author, v.s. (16) ⁂ A scarce edition.

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888), INBOWER'D VAULTS OF PILLAR'D PALM
    Mar. 04, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888), INBOWER'D VAULTS OF PILLAR'D PALM

    Est: £1,500 - £2,500

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)INBOWER'D VAULTS OF PILLAR'D PALM (RECOLLECTION OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS) NEAR TEL EL KEBEER, EGYPT Black and grey washTitled (to mount, lower centre); and numbered '5' (to mount, upper left)9.5 x 14.5cm (3½ x 5½ in.)Provenance:Acquired from Thomas Agnew & Sons, London, 4 July 1985, n. 47320

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £4,000 - £6,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) WADY HALFEH, EGYPT Signed with the monogram, dated 1884 and inscribed ‘Wady Halfey Feb 3 1887’, watercolour 9cm x 17.5cm (3.5in x 7in)  Childs Gallery, Boston;Agnew's London No. 15361 This work shows Wadi Halfa situated on the shore of Lake Nubia (Lake Nasser) on the present-day Sudanese-Egyptian border. Lear was particularly interested in the stark contrast between the landscape in Lower Egypt and Nubia writing in a letter to Lady Waldegrave 'Nubia delighted me, it isn't a bit like Egypt... Sad, stern, uncompromising landscape - dark ashy purple lines of hills, piles of granite rocks, fringes of palm, and ever and anon astonishing ruins of oldest temples.'

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £5,000 - £7,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) DRYMADES, ALBANIA Signed with the monogram and inscribed ‘Drymades’, watercolour heightened with white 11.5cm x 18cm (4.5in x 7.25in) Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd, London  Lear painted some of the wildest and most dramatic countryside when he first travelled through Albania under challenging conditions in the autumn of 1848. Few foreigners had been to the remote area beyond Yannina. On occasion Lear was prevented from making drawings in this Islamic country where pictorial representations were regarded with fear and suspicion.

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) SEPOLCRO DI TERONE, AGRIGENTO, SICILY Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Sepolero di Terone Gigente 29 May 1847 (63)’ and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil, pen and ink 8.25cm x 25.5cm (3.25in x 10.25in) Leaving Rome in April 1847, Lear travelled south together with John Proby (1780-1855), subsequently 2nd Earl of Carysfort. They stayed in Sicily from the 3rd of May to 19th of July, as a result of which a volume containing twenty Nonsense drawings of their adventures on the island was published in 1938 as Lear in Sicily. At the end of May they were in Agrigento, the city founded by Greek colonists in about 580 BC, and from there Lear wrote to his sister 'Nothing of earth can be so beautiful as Girgenti with its 6 Temples —  I speak of the old town —  & the flowers & birds are beyond imagination lovely. I must however, need say that the gnats, fleas, flies, wasps, etc. etc.— require much philosophy to bear'.The Tomb of Theron is located in the Valley of the Temples and dates from the 1st century BC. Theron (died 473 BC), son of Aenesidemus, was a Greek tyrant of the town of Acragas from 488 BC.

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) SUNSET ON THE NILE NEAR MANKABAT Inscribed and dated ‘5.20 sunset Jan 8 1867 (near Mankabat)’ and numbered ‘107’ and further inscribed with colour notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour 12.5cm x 19cm (5in x 7.5in) Colnaghi, London This drawing can be compared with the watercolour titled Near Gan el Kebir and dated 9 January 1867 at the Yale Centre for British Art (inv.no.B1997.7.105). Both drawings were executed when Lear was travelling on the river Nile near the town Asyut, around 200 miles south of Cairo.

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £6,000 - £9,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) ASWAN, EGYPT Inscribed and dated ‘Assouan 9. Feb 1854 9.10AM’ and further inscribed with colour notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour 24.25cm x 43.75cm (9.5in x 17.25in) Agnew's, no. 28008 During his second visit to Egypt Lear arrived in Cairo in December 1953. From there, he travelled up the Nile for several months, writing to his sister 'I have been at work every day throughout the whole daylight, and so charming is the place and the climate that I shall be very sorry to leave it.' However, his unusually extensive colour notes from this period show the difficulties Lear experienced depicting the Nile scenery: 'Egypt is at least a land to learn colour in.' Lear travelled as far as Philae near Aswan before beginning his return journey on 8 February. A week later his boat arrived at Luxor and there he spent ten days exploring Karnak and the ruined temples at Thebes.

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £6,000 - £9,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) SUNSET ON THE NILE Signed with monogram and inscribed ‘Nile’, watercolour 17cm x 36.5cm (6.75in x 13.5in) Agnew's, London, no.48070 At the end of his journey along the Nile, Lear writes on 25 February 1867 'In no place - it seems to me, can the variety & simplicity of colours be so well studied as in Egypt; in no place are the various beauties of shadow more observable, or more interminably numerous'

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) WALLS OF PAVIA Signed and dated ‘Edw. Lear 11 May 1841’ and inscribed ‘Walls of Pavia’, watercolour 6.5cm x 13.5cm (2.75in x 5.25in) Child's Gallery, Boston Apart from two visits to England, Lear stayed in Italy between 1837 and 1847 where he enjoyed financial freedom and was actively involved in the community of international artists in Rome. A fine example of Lear's early landscapes, the present watercolour was executed when the artist travelled to England in the spring of 1841 after having spent the winter in Rome.

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £600 - £900

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) PATTI Inscribed and dated ‘Patti 4 July 1847’ and numbered 2/2, and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil and pen and ink 30cm x 46cm (11.75in x 17.75in) Patti, which is close to Messina, is most known for the magnificent ruins of the surrounding ancient Greek city of Tindari and the ruins of its ornate Roman villa, which dates back to the second and third centuries AD. Founded in 1094 by Norman King Roger II of Sicily, Patti was destroyed by Frederick of Aragon in 1300 due to its affiliation with the House of Anjou. Rebuilt in the 16th century, it was eventually sacked by Ottoman Turks.

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) CEYLON, SRI LANKA Numbered and dated ‘(792) 11.30 A.M. 20 Nov 1874’ and further inscribed with notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour 9.25cm x 25.75cm (3.5in x 10in) The Fine Art Society, London, by 1952.  Travelling along the southern coastline of Sri Lanka in November 1874, Lear writes 'Certainly, the lofty, lofty coco-lined roads of South Ceylon are wonderful and so, on all sides is the crammed luxuriance of a thousand sorts of beautiful vegetation; but beyond these, and now and then a brilliant space of shore and sea.'

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
    Feb. 20, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)

    Est: £2,500 - £4,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888) VENICE AND SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Venice 11 Nov (2)’, pen and ink and watercolour 11.5cm x 16.5cm (4.5in x 6.5in) Agnew's, no. 29488 After a first visit to Venice in 1857, Lear returned in November 1865 to make studies for a commission of an oil painting he had received from Lady Waldegrave. His diary entry for 13th of November indicates the artist's engagement with the view of Santa Maria della Salute at that time, and reads as follows: 'Had a cup of café noir in the Hotel - & then got a gondola for the day. First drew S[anta] M[aria] de S[salute] by the Doge's Palace -then from the Iron Bridge... but it was very cold'.

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  • Lear & Gould - Chough (by Edward Lear)
    Feb. 15, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Chough (by Edward Lear)

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • EDWARD LEAR (1812-1888). Mr Lear by himself. pen and brown ink on paper6 5/
    Feb. 13, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (1812-1888). Mr Lear by himself. pen and brown ink on paper6 5/

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    EDWARD LEAR (1812-1888). Mr Lear by himself. pen and brown ink on paper6 5/8 x 4 1/3 in. (17 x 11 cm.).

    Christie's
  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812 - 1888), LUXOR, EGYPT
    Feb. 11, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812 - 1888), LUXOR, EGYPT

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812 - 1888)LUXOR, EGYPTPen, ink, and watercolour with white heighteningSigned (lower left), inscribed (lower right)11 x 18cm (4¼ x 7 in.)Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London, September 1954

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888), VIEW OF MOUNT MODINO, NEAR ABETONE, TUSCANY
    Feb. 11, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888), VIEW OF MOUNT MODINO, NEAR ABETONE, TUSCANY

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)VIEW OF MOUNT MODINO, NEAR ABETONE, TUSCANYWatercolour and brown inkTitled and dated '18 20 August 1883' (lower right)30 x 54cm (11¾ x 21¼ in.)

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  • Lear & Gould - Little Owl
    Feb. 08, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Little Owl

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear (Edward) A Book of Nonsense, eighth edition, [1863]; and others (3)
    Feb. 06, 2025

    Lear (Edward) A Book of Nonsense, eighth edition, [1863]; and others (3)

    Est: £200 - £300

    Lear (Edward) A Book of Nonsense, eighth edition, hand-coloured title and 110 hand-coloured plates only (of 111), additional hand-coloured original illustration and manuscript rhyme bound at end, previous owner's ink inscription, contemporary half vellum, a little rubbed, [1863] § Shakespeare (William) The Sonnets, hand-coloured frontispiece, bookplate, previous owner's ink inscription, contemporary calf by Riviere & Son, slight rubbing to spine extremities, 1928 § Kipling (Rudyard) Verse. Inclusive Edition. 1885-1932, portrait frontispiece, bookplate, contemporary half morocco by Zaehnsdorf, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, 1936; oblong 8vo & 8vo (3)

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  • Edward Lear Signed Watercolor, Two red-breasted birds on a branch
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Edward Lear Signed Watercolor, Two red-breasted birds on a branch

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). Two red-breasted birds on a branch. Pencil and watercolor, heightened with gum arabic. Signed lower left: "E. Lear". 5 1/4" x 7" sheet. Provenance: Lady Strachey, Sutton Court; And by descent. The Strachey family were deeply influential in helping shape and preserve Lear’s legacy. They were close friends and published various publications on the artist between 1888 and 1911. Lear was already drawing "for bread and cheese" by the time he was aged sixteen and soon developed into a serious "ornithological draughtsman" employed by the Zoological Society and then from 1832 to 1836 by the Earl of Derby, who kept a private menagerie at his estate, Knowsley Hall. He was the first major bird artist to draw birds from real live birds, instead of skins. Lear's first publication, published when he was nineteen years old, was Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots in 1830. One of the greatest ornithological artists of his era, he taught Elizabeth Gould while also contributing to John Gould's works and was compared favorably with John James Audubon. Unfortunately his eyesight deteriorated too much to work with such precision on fine drawings and lithographic stones, thus he turned to landscape painting and travel.

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  • Edward Lear Signed Watercolor, Eagles
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Edward Lear Signed Watercolor, Eagles

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). Eagles. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower right: "E Lear". ca. 1830. 10 1/4" x 8 1/4" sheet, 20 1/4" x 18 1/2" framed. Lear was already drawing "for bread and cheese" by the time he was aged sixteen and soon developed into a serious "ornithological draughtsman" employed by the Zoological Society and then from 1832 to 1836 by the Earl of Derby, who kept a private menagerie at his estate, Knowsley Hall. He was the first major bird artist to draw birds from real live birds, instead of skins. Lear's first publication, published when he was nineteen years old, was Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots in 1830. One of the greatest ornithological artists of his era, he taught Elizabeth Gould while also contributing to John Gould's works and was compared favorably with John James Audubon. Unfortunately his eyesight deteriorated too much to work with such precision on fine drawings and lithographic stones, thus he turned to landscape painting and travel.

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  • Lear & Gould - Black Stork
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Black Stork

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Short-tailed Ptarmigan
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Short-tailed Ptarmigan

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Pair of Gull Lithographs
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Pair of Gull Lithographs

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    Included in this lot: Glaucous Gull Great Black-backed Gull Description of the work: This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888)
    Jan. 21, 2025

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888) EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888) Coast of Crete, looking towards the village of Perivolia and Mount Ida (Psilortis), 1864 with inscriptions and notes (lower left and right) pen & ink 27 x 6.5 cm (10 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) The work is inscribed primarily in Greek and dated; 'Psilortis and Perivolia from the house of Mr Constantine Kalokarinos, in Rethimo, 8 May 1864, 6pm' (lower). Provenance Thomas Agnew & Sons Moore-Gywn Fine Art, British Pictures, Allen Street, London Exhibited Vivien Noakes, Edward Lear 1812 - 1888. Royal Accadmey, exh cat 1995 section 25

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  • Lear & Gould - Great Cinereous Owl
    Jan. 18, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Great Cinereous Owl

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Little Egret
    Jan. 18, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Little Egret

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - White Headed Eagle or Bald Eagle
    Jan. 11, 2025

    Lear & Gould - White Headed Eagle or Bald Eagle

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Golden Eagle
    Jan. 11, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Golden Eagle

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Egyptian Neophron or Vulture
    Jan. 11, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Egyptian Neophron or Vulture

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - White Stork
    Jan. 11, 2025

    Lear & Gould - White Stork

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Whistling Swan
    Jan. 04, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Whistling Swan

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Barred Owl
    Jan. 04, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Barred Owl

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Eastern Great Horned Owl
    Jan. 04, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Eastern Great Horned Owl

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Rough-legged Buzzard
    Jan. 04, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Rough-legged Buzzard

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Marsh Harrier
    Jan. 04, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Marsh Harrier

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Coot
    Jan. 04, 2025

    Lear & Gould - Coot

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Solan Gannet (by Edward Lear)
    Dec. 28, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Solan Gannet (by Edward Lear)

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Black-tailed Gannett (by Edward Lear)
    Dec. 28, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Black-tailed Gannett (by Edward Lear)

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Desmarest's Cormorant (by Edward Lear)
    Dec. 28, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Desmarest's Cormorant (by Edward Lear)

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Kite
    Dec. 21, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Kite

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Numidian Demoiselle or Crane
    Dec. 21, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Numidian Demoiselle or Crane

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Common Crane
    Dec. 14, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Common Crane

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Cinereus Vulture
    Dec. 14, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Cinereus Vulture

    Est: $800 - $1,600

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Lear & Gould - Common Pheasant (by Edward Lear)
    Dec. 07, 2024

    Lear & Gould - Common Pheasant (by Edward Lear)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color is from the esteemed John Gould’s The Birds of Europe. The work was published in London between 1832 and 1837. John Gould created nearly 3000 hand-colored plates of animals in his extensive career. Gould gained much of his knowledge by observation and experience and contributed greatly to scientific knowledge at the time. Gould is believed to have done the original sketches for all of the plates. The majority of this work is believed to have been drawn and lithographed by Elizabeth Gould. It was also the first time Gould employed the masterful Edward Lear. "There is no doubt that Edward Lear was the first person to understand the art of lithography, and to use it to its fullest potential. It was a legacy that granted the fabled works of Gould their success, and took them into the forefront of nineteenth-century illustration" (Tree). Of Lear's lithographs: "they are certainly among the most remarkable bird drawings ever made, … it is evident that Lear endowed them with some measure of his own whimsy and intelligence, his energetic curiosity, his self-conscious clumsiness and his unselfconscious charm." (Hyman)

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  • Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888) Amalfi. 6. June. 1844
    Dec. 05, 2024

    Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888) Amalfi. 6. June. 1844

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888) Amalfi. 6. June. 1844 watercolor on paper Signed with E. (lower right) 13 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (33.3 x 20.6 cm) This lot is located in Philadelphia.

    Freeman’s | Hindman
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