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Edward Lear

Lot 60

View of Philae at Sunset, Egypt

Watercolour over pencil, heightened with touches of white and gum arabic;

175 x 248 mm

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Lot 60

View of Philae at Sunset, Egypt

Watercolour over pencil, heightened with touches of white and gum arabic;

175,0 x 248,0 mm

Estimate: £ 8,000 - 12,000

€ 9,400 - 14,000

Auction: 4 days

Sotheby's London

City: London

Auction: Jul 03, 2024 10:00 AM

Auction number: L24040

Auction name: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

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Lot Details

signed with the artist's monogram and dated lower left: 1854 / 1862

Lot Details

Object description

signed with the artist's monogram and dated lower left: 1854 / 1862

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263 Wadi Halfa, Sudan

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264 A view of the city of Hebron with camels and figures in the foreground

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265 A distant view of the Castel Sant' Angelo, Corfú

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266 Melfi, Italy

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267 A distant view of Corfu from Viros

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280 Villefranche

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279 Near Mosta, Northern Malta

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281 St. Jean, France

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278 Noli, Italy; together with Topolia, Greece

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