Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfi
1885 · pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
overall: 36 x 54 cm (14 3/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art
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Edward Lear
1812–1888
London, UK
PaintingSurrealism
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
84
Works in Collection
109
Assets Indexed
2
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
Movements
- • Surrealism
Related Artists
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Animals in Art; Designing a Stage Setting
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1941
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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936–1937
About
Why this artist matters now
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised but which term he never used.
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Taste overlap and adjacency
Movement
Surrealism
Medium
Painting
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Institutional
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Artworks (84)
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Images
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Movements and affiliations
Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Rijksmuseum
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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National Gallery of Art
In collection
Tate
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
Market
Auction sale history
Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction
Market
Auction History
Range: $26,250 – $686,500
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Dec 2019 | £40,000 – £60,000 | £50,000 | |
| Christie's | Dec 2019 | £30,000 – £50,000 | £43,750 | |
| Christie's | Jul 2019 | £80,000 – £120,000 | £93,750 | |
| Christie's | Jul 2019 | £20,000 – £30,000 | £62,500 | |
| Christie's | Dec 2018 | £40,000 – £60,000 | £60,000 | |
| Christie's | Dec 2017 | £40,000 – £60,000 | £35,000 | |
| Christie's | Sep 2017 | $15,000 – $25,000 | $47,500 | |
| Christie's | Jul 2017 | £25,000 – £35,000 | £93,750 | |
| Christie's | Jul 2017 | £15,000 – £25,000 | £37,500 | |
| Christie's | Dec 2016 | £600,000 – £800,000 | £665,000 |
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