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Edward Lear
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Edward Lear
- Dabud, Egypt
- Inscribed and dated February 18, 1867 (522)
- watercolor, pencil and brown ink on paper
- 4 3/4 by 13 5/8 in.
- 12 by 34.6 cm
inscribed Daboad [sic] / 7.30 AM. Febr 18. 1867 'lower left, and numbered (522) lower right, further inscribed with color notes throughout the composition; variously inscribed on the reverse including 145 Longwide (?). middle/ upper
Condition
Work has been laid down along edges to top mat which is affixed to another mat with hinge along top edge. Spots of staining in upper and lowe registers and paper may be light struck; old tape stains visible on reverse top corners, additional adhesive reside along reverse edges.
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.
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
Lear returned to Egypt in December 1866, departing on New Year’s Eve for a ten-week river journey down the Nile, ultimately reaching the Nubian Desert (the eastern region of the Sahara). As revealed by his customarily informative inscriptions, the artist captures the distinct purple, blue and grey cool colors of early morning at Dabud in the present work. The composition also serves to record a landscape impacted by modern life. Nearly a century after the artist’s departure, the area has been transformed due to the construction of the Aswan High Dam in Egypt in the 1960s and 1970s.