Lot 36 · Victorian & British Impressionist Art
View of the Lake of Skodra from Montenegro
Edward Lear · pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, on paper
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $13,382–$20,072
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian & British Impressionist Art, London · 30 April 1998
- Dimensions
- 7 x 14 5/8 in. (17.8 x 37.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4754244
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, View of the Lake of Skodra from Montenegro. Christie's, 30 Apr 1998, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4754244.
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Edward Lear, View of the Lake of Skodra from Montenegro. Christie's, 30 Apr 1998, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4754244.
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