First Snow (No. 1)

c. 1914

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a black and white landscape with leafless trees in the center. The horizon is obscured by dense trees, which dominate the composition. The style features detailed lines depicting branches against the sky. The trees contrast with the sky, which shows shading. Near the viewer is a snow-covered area with dark patches of foliage leading to a small reflective water surface in front of the trees. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.57 × 8.89 cm (3 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 19.05 × 15.56 cm (7 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1113

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 61

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1971

  • Seeber, Louise Combes. George Elbert Burr, 1859-1939: Catalogue Raisonné and Guide to the Etched Works. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1971, p. 100, no. 61.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower left edge in blue colored pencil by unknown hand: S.K. Rule; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 61 - FIRST SNOW D-P

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77011621

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