View of Ceriana

1870

Edward Lear

Associated Names
Edward Lear

Artist, British, 1812 - 1888

The view in the drawing is elevated looking towards a hillside town nestled amidst trees and rocky terrain. The horizon is high with the townscape, including a church tower sitting on it. The brushstrokes are created using sharp lines and shading, exhibiting a sketch-like quality capturing the trees and town structures with detailed linear strokes. The color palette is monochromatic, consisting primarily of sepia and black tones. Closest are rocky outcrops and sparse trees forming a natural frame, while beyond, the hillside is densely filled with trees and residential structures cascading down the slope towards the valley.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.7 x 51 cm (14 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.53.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 30 March 1983, no. 63). Acquired 1983 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., September 1983.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite and brown ink: Ceriana / 3PM 13.Oct.r 1870; (color notes in graphite and brown ink)

Wikidata ID

Q64557520

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