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EDWARD LEAR | Girgente, Sicily
估價
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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描述
- Lear
- Girgente, Sicily
- Pen and brown ink and watercolour over pencil;inscribed lower left with extensive colour notes and: Girgenti Friday (28th) May 1847; numbered lower right: 59
- 292 by 497 mm.
來源
With J. Leger & Son, London, by 1950;
Katharine Buxton;
by descent to the present owner
Katharine Buxton;
by descent to the present owner
Condition
The medium has remain clear and easliy readable. There may have been some slight fading to some of the more delicate pigments. The paper has darkened a little and the sheet is laid down.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
Lear made this drawing on his second trip to Sicily in the early summer of 1847, a tour that he carried out with John Proby, heir to the Earldom of Carysfort. Lear was impressed by Girgente, writing to his sister Ann: 'Nothing on earth can be so beautiful as Girgente with its 6 temples - I speak of the old town and the flowers and birds which are beyond imagination lovely'.1
1. M. Montgomery, Lear's Italy, London 2005, p. 110
1. M. Montgomery, Lear's Italy, London 2005, p. 110