Sentinel Pine

c. 1916

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image features a single, tall pine tree against a background of sky and distant landscape. The tree is detailed with etched lines to depict its bark, needles, and branches. The color scheme is primarily black and gray, with clouds in the sky. Notable elements in the scene include water, land formations, rocks, and shrubbery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.2 x 17.6 cm (9 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.3 x 25.7 cm (12 11/16 x 10 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 135

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. 114, no. 135.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower center in graphite: To my Friend Fosdick Jones, M.D. / 2/20/38; lower right in graphite: Sentinel Pine

Watermarks

Hand Made

Wikidata ID

Q74875066

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