Watercolor, with pen in brown and blue ink, gouache and arabic gum over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, stretched over solid wooden frame
Dimensions:
Sheet: 30 x 41 3/16 inches (76.2 x 104.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4411
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | clouds | sky | marine art | oars | sails | jars | boats | baskets | blankets (coverings) | dock | pier (marine landing) | hats | rope | water | men | women | children | buildings | balconies | chimneys (architectural elements) | domes | shutters | windows | archways
Associated Places:
Venice
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Turner and Venice (Tate Britain, 2003-10-09 - 2004-01-11)Turner and Venice (Kimbell Art Museum, 2004-02-15 - 2004-05-30)Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)Works of Splendor and Imagination - The Exhibition Watercolor 1770-1870 (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-09-16 - 1981-11-22)Ruskin and Venice (Speed Art Museum) (The Speed Art Museum, 1978-10-16 - 1978-11-19)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 160, no. 179, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)