Property from the Estate of Martin R. Davies, Bristol
Edward Lear
Dahr el Bayree, Thebes
Auction Closed
October 24, 01:12 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estate of Martin R. Davies, Bristol
Edward Lear
British
1812 - 1888
Dahr el Bayree, Thebes
inscribed Thebes. Dahr el Bayree. 19 Feby. 1854. lower right; further inscribed with extensive artist's notes, inscribed No. 12 single verso
pen and brown and pencil and watercolour
Unframed: 28.9 by 51.1cm., 11¼ by 20in.
Framed: 52.8 by 74cm., 20⅝ by 29⅛in.
Spink, London
The Fine Art Society, London, by 1988
Acquired from the above by the late owner
London, The Fine Art Society, A Centenary Exhibition, 1988
Lear visited Thebes in February 1854, spending ten days sketching the temples, ruins and landscape, as part of his journey along the Nile. In the present drawing Lear has his back to the river and looks west towards the Thebian Hills. His inscription Dabr El Bayree, would seem to refer to 'Dayr al-Baḥrīa', a nearby 7th century monastery.
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