Mesa Encantada, New Mexico (no. 2)

c. 1934

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a large, flat-topped rock formation in the center, with a low horizon and flat land stretching out towards it. The sky above is filled with swirling clouds. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, grey, and off-white. Low bushes and shrubbery can be seen in the foreground, leading towards the central mesa.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.9 x 20.2 cm (4 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.9 x 27.8 cm (7 7/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 320

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. 144, no. 320.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower right in graphite: Mesa Encantada - New Mexico

Wikidata ID

Q74875193

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