Ibreem, 11-00 am, 2 February 1867

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Edward Lear, renowned for his literary nonsense in poetry and limericks, was also a proficient painter whose works often depicted the serenity of landscapes. This particular piece titled "Ibreem, 11:00 am, 2 February 1867" captures a tranquil moment at Ibreem, an area located in the Nile Valley of Egypt.In this delicate watercolor painting, Lear offers viewers a glimpse of the majesty and quiet solitude of the Egyptian landscape. The composition focuses on the immense cliffs that line the riverbank, rendered in soft hues of beige and gray, suggesting the rugged texture of the rock faces. The serene waters of the Nile gently flow beneath, reflecting a light blue sky scattered with wispy clouds.The foreground of the painting is marked by a small, solitary, greenish-yellow shrub, clinging to life on the vast expanse of rock. This small detail adds a touch of life and contrast to the otherwise stark environment. Lear's use of minimal colors and broad, open spaces conveys a sense of calm and stillness, inviting the viewer to contemplate the beauty and vastness of the natural world.This artwork is a wonderful example of Lear’s landscape art, where his keen eye for detail and love for nature's subtleties are profoundly evident.

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Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised.

His principal areas of work as an artist were threefold: as a draughtsman employed to make illustrations of birds and animals; making coloured drawings during his journeys, which he reworked later, sometimes as plates for his travel books; and as a (minor) illustrator of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poems.

As an author, he is known principally for his popular nonsense collections of poems, songs, short stories, botanical drawings, recipes and alphabets. He also composed and published twelve musical settings of Tennyson's poetry.