Property from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp sold for the Primary Benefit of Princeton University

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Lot 113
  • 113

Edward Lear

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Edward Lear
  • Study of Trees near Sorrento
  • inscribed in pencil Sorrento/ Augt 20 1838 lower right and further inscribed with color notes lower right

  • pencil on green wove paper.  Together with Edward Lear, Study of a Tree at Pelago, pen and brown ink heightened with white on buff-colored wove paper, inscribed and dated: Pelajo [sic]. Aug 17 1838 lower right and Edward Lear, Vole, pen and brown ink and pencil on wove paper, signed E.L centre left and later inscribed Landseer/ Edward Lear on the reverse. 3 works.

Provenance

The first: Christie's London, June 17, 1969, lot 159
Acquired from the above, 1969
The second: J.S. Maas & Co., London
Acquired from the above, 1965
The third: William Drummond, London
Acquired from the above

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

Condition

The first: Study of Trees near Sorrento: This work has been carefully presented and preserved. The sheet has not been laid down but is attached to the current mount on the reverse in six places. There is minor surface dirt to the sheet and one or two small foxmarks, these defects can only be seen on close inspection. The pencil has remained strong and clear. The second: Study of a Tree: This work has been carefully presented. The sheet has been laid down. The sheet has suffered from staining. Throughout the work there are scattered discolourations which can be seen in the illustration. The medium has remained strong. The third: Vole: This work has been carefully presented. The sheet has not been laid down but is attached to the mount on the reverse along the sheet edges. There is a repaired tear, measuring 3.2 cm., which runs vertically through the upper centre of the sheet. There is a second repaired tear, measuring 1.1 cm., at the right hand edge of the sheet. There is very minor surface dirt. The medium has remained strong. For further information on this lot please contact either Mark Griffith-Jones (mark.griffithjones@sothebys.com - 0044207 293 5083), Emmeline Hallmark (emmeline.hallmark@sothebys.com - 0044207 293 5407) or Nancy Bialler (nancy.bialler@sothebys.com - 001 212 606 7222).
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

Please see page 18 for an additional illustration of this lot.