Lot 116 · Old Master & British Drawings
The Monastery of Xenophontos, Mount Athos, Greece
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of white
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,868–$10,491
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Drawings, London · 5 July 2016
- Dimensions
- 14 ½ x 21 in. (36.8 x 53.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4014781
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, The Monastery of Xenophontos, Mount Athos, Greece. Christie's, 5 Jul 2016, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4014781.
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Edward Lear, The Monastery of Xenophontos, Mount Athos, Greece. Christie's, 5 Jul 2016, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4014781.
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