Sketch of Florence

c. 1934

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a cityscape from a slightly elevated viewpoint, featuring buildings, bridges, and natural elements in a monochromatic palette. There are detailed linework and brushstrokes to distinguish the various elements like trees, foliage, bridges, and architectural structures. The composition leads the eye across the landscape, showcasing the city on both sides of a river, with distant structures against a lighter horizon. The horizon is subtly depicted with faint lines hinting at distant hills or land, creating a balanced interplay of detail and open space in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.1 x 24.1 cm (7 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 x 28.8 cm (9 9/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 345

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. 148, no. 345.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower right in graphite: Sketch of Florence Four proofs - plate destroyed

Wikidata ID

Q74875221

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