Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) The Nile at Kasr-es-Saad image 1

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Edward Lear
(British, 1812-1888)
The Nile at Kasr-es-Saad

19th Century and British Impressionist Art

27 September 2023, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £10,240 inc. premium

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Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888)

The Nile at Kasr-es-Saad
inscribed 'Nile. Kasr es Saad' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour
17.5 x 37.5cm (6 7/8 x 14 3/4in).

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Provenance
The Honourable Eustace Henry Dawnay, 8 Belgrave Square, London.
Thence by family descent to the present owner.
Private collection, UK.

'Last night, we arrived at one of the most beautiful places I ever saw - Casr el Saadd. I am quite bewildered when I think how little people talk of the scenery of the Nile - because they pass it while sleeping I believe. Imagine immense cliffs, quite perpendicular, about as high as St Paul's & of yellow stone - rising from the most exquisite meadows all along the river! While below them are villages almost hidden in palms... it is one of the most beautiful spots in the world'.
(Edward Lear, letter to his sister Ann, 18 January, 1854)

Lear encountered the subject of the present work (now known as Kasr-es-Saiyyad) early into his first journey down the Nile in 1854. He produced a number of pencil and watercolour studies on the spot (see for example Christie's, London, 21 November 2002, lot 66, and 2 July 208, lot 52.). As was his working practice, Lear later worked up his drawings into a series of large oils of the subject, one of which was shown at the Royal Academy in 1870.

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