ARTE – Un acquerello di Brolo all’asta da CHRISTIE’S
Price Realized (Set Currency) * £3,250 * ($5,301) * Price includes buyer’s premium
Estimate
* £3,000 – £5,000 ($4,400 – $7,200)
Sale Information: Sale 7728 Victorian and British Impressionist Pictures including Drawings and Watercolours 4 June 2009 London, King Street
Overview: Lot Notes
Lot Description: Edward Lear (1812-1888) A view of Brolo, Sicily, inscribed and dated ‘Brolo./5.July.1847’ (lower left), numbered ‘217.’ (lower right) and further inscribed with colour notes including ‘Sand/Buildings white and ochre: Rose gray and grass.’ (lower left and lower right) pencil and pen and brown ink with brown and blue wash on buff paper 8½ x 13 3/8 in. (20.9 x 34.1 cm.)
Special Notice: No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Provenance: O. Hughes-Jones.
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 15 June 1982, lot 179.