Edward Lear
Wadi Tayibeh, Egypt
Auction Closed
July 3, 10:51 AM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Edward Lear
(London 1812 - 1888 San Remo)
Wadi Tayibeh, Egypt
Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of pencil;
inscribed lower left: Wady [sic] Tayibeh / 1 - past 4 P.M.., dated three times lower right: January 20. 1849.., and further inscribed with artist's notes
140 by 225 mm
With Davis & Langdale, New York;
by whom sold to Mrs Vincent Astor (1902-2007),
sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 July 2013, lot 194;
where acquired by the father of the present owner
Lear created this drawing on the 20 January 1849, a short time after his arrival in north Africa. He had just spent nine months travelling in the eastern Mediterranean and he had long wanted to experience Egypt. In Cairo he met his friend John Cross and together they set out by camel on the route from Cairo to Suez. Lear fell ill in Suez and this curtailed his plans, ultimately forcing him to abandon his travels in the region. He was, however, immensely inspired by the landscapes and people of Egypt and he would return on three further occasions.
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