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Soapweed, Arizona (no. 2)

c. 1924

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names

George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a desert landscape with tall yucca plants in bloom. The sky fills the upper half of the image, with subtle shading suggesting a cloudy atmosphere. The yucca plants are depicted in detail, with delicate brushstrokes highlighting their leaves and flowers. The color palette is monochromatic, with varying shades of black, white, and gray. The desert terrain extends into the distance, with rocky formations and other plants fading into the horizon.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 25.3 × 17.5 cm (9 15/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
sheet: 33.5 × 25.3 cm (13 3/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1123
Catalogue Raisonné

Seeber 1971, no. 286

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. 139, no. 286.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower right in graphite: Soapweed Arizona

Wikidata ID

Q76455325

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