Lot 121 · Old Master & British Drawings
On the lagoon, looking over to San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy
Edward Lear · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $6,557–$10,491
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings, London · 5 July 2016
- Dimensions
- 6 ½ x 10 ¼ in. (16.5 x 26 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4014786
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, On the lagoon, looking over to San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy. Christie's, 5 Jul 2016, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4014786.
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Edward Lear, On the lagoon, looking over to San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy. Christie's, 5 Jul 2016, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4014786.
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