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Lot 67 · Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours

Beirut, Lebanon

Edward Lear · pen and ink and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with touches of white, on paper

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $16,395–$24,592
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings and Watercolours, London · 18 February 1998
Dimensions
6½ x 10¼ in. (16.5 x 26 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4887831
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, Beirut, Lebanon. Christie's, 18 Feb 1998, lot 67. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4887831.

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