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EDWARD LEAR | Kasr-es-Saad, Egypt
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Description
- Lear
- Kasr-es-Saad, Egypt
- Pen and brown ink and watercolour;inscribed, lower right: Kasr es Saad / 93; and dated, lower left: 18 January 7 1/4 AM
- 67 by 152 mm
Provenance
With Davis & Long Company, New York;
Mrs Walker O. Cain,
her sale, London, Christie's, 12 November 1996, lot 99
Mrs Walker O. Cain,
her sale, London, Christie's, 12 November 1996, lot 99
Condition
The paper has darkened a little in this watercolour. There is a tiny paper loss along the bottom edge of the sheet.
"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
Lear left England for Egypt in December 1853 and, just after Christmas, he joined a party travelling up the Nile. It was on this visit that he came across Kasr-es-Saad, which he described in a letter to his sister Ann as 'one of the most beautiful places I ever saw.' On the banks of the Nile, the rocks of Kasr-es-Saad rise dramatically up, and it was the sight of this that prompted Lear to claim to Ann that 'I am quite bewildered when I think how little people talk of the scenery of the Nile … Imagine immense cliffs, quite perpendicular about as high as St. Paul’s & of yellow stone - rising from the most exquisite meadows all along the river!' The scene evidently captured Lear’s imagination, as he revisited the subject on numerous occasions, creating oils such as The Rocks at Kasr-es-Saad, Egypt (circa 1858).1 1. San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor