Lot 30 · British Art on Paper
View of the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaistos, Athens
Edward Lear · pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of white, on buff paper
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $29,358–$39,145
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — British Art on Paper, London · 4 June 2008
- Dimensions
- 10¼ x 16¾ in. (26 x 42.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5447491
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, View of the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaistos, Athens. Christie's, 4 Jun 2008, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5447491.
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Edward Lear, View of the Acropolis and the temple of Hephaistos, Athens. Christie's, 4 Jun 2008, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5447491.
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