Palo Verde Trees

c. 1920

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a landscape with an open space extending towards distant mountains. The horizon is at the lower third of the image, with swirling cloud formations filling the sky. Two trees are in the foreground, contrasting with the smooth land and distant ridges. The color palette consists of warm red tones of varying intensity, creating contrast in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft-ground etching in red on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 x 25 cm (7 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 201

  • Series Title

    Desert Set

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. 124, no. 201.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: © [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: © George Elbert Burr Del. et Imp. / Palo Verde trees. (Arizona); lower right in graphite: [artist's monogram] no. 19/40 / [artist's monogram]

Watermarks

J Whatman [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q74875089

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