The Edge of the Desert, Arizona

c. 1926

George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in greenish-black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.9 x 30.2 cm (9 13/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.8 x 40.3 cm (13 5/16 x 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.60.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 284


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1971

  • Seeber, Louise Combes. George Elbert Burr, 1859-1939: Catalogue Raisonné and Guide to the Etched Works. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1971, p. 138, no. 284.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower right in graphite: The Edge of the Desert Ariz-

Watermarks

Arches

Wikidata ID

Q74875146


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