Avisavella, Ceylon

1884/1885

Edward Lear

Associated Names
Edward Lear

Artist, British, 1812 - 1888

The image shows a view of a river with tall palm trees on each side. In the background, there are faint mountain ranges. The brushstrokes are loose, creating movement in the foliage and reflection on the water. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and grey. Two figures are seen interacting by the water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gray wash on wove paper, laid down on card

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.5 x 14.6 cm (3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.93.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Tennyson family (part of an album of 200 drawings illustrating Tennyson poems; this one no. 61); Tennyson Research Centre, Lincoln, until 1980. (Thos. Agnew and Sons, London, 1980, the album broken up and the drawings dispersed); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1984; gift to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1988

  • Pitman, Ruth. Edward Lear's Tennyson. Manchester, 1988: 199.

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 171 (color).

Inscriptions

lower left, in gray ink: Avisavella Ceylon; lower right in gray ink: EL (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q64557563

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