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Edward Lear
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Edward Lear
- Wady Halfen, Egypt
- inscribed l.l.: Wady Halfen / make it very hot. / 5.15 PM. feby 3. 1867, numbered l.r.: (338)
pen and brown ink with watercolour over pencil
- 15.5 by 23.2 cm.; 6 by 9 1/8 in.
Condition
The colours have remained fresh. The sheet has not been laid down, although it is attached to the backboard verso.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present work dates from Edward Lear's third journey to Egypt, in 1867. As he approached Alexandria he wrote 'it seems a dream that I am about to see the blinding brightness of the south once more!' (see Vivien Noakes, Edward Lear, The life of a Wanderer, 1968, p. 181). After several days in Cairo, he set off down the Nile stopping off at Luxor, Esneh, Edfu and then Philae. Wadi Halfa, in the Nubian dessert, was as far as he travelled, and Lear described it as 'a sad, stern, uncompromising landscape – dark ashy purple lines of hills - piles of granite rock - fringes of palm and ever and anon astonishing ruins of oldest temples' (see Vivien Noakes, lit. op. cit., 1968, p. 184).