Desert Sunset

1921

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon is low in the composition, with a valley below meeting distant mountains. The sky above has billowing clouds. The artwork features fine linework creating textural contrast between the terrain and clouds. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray emphasizing light across the landscape. The terrain in the foreground has rocky outcrops and layered rock formations. In the distance, sharp peaks rise towards the sky, with beams of light adding depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with plate tone in greenish-black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.2 x 24.9 cm (6 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.5 x 34.1 cm (10 1/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 221

  • 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. 128, no. 221.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: © [artist's monogram] 21; lower left in graphite: © George Elbert Burr Del. et Imp. / Desert Sunset; lower right in graphite: Trial proof -

Wikidata ID

Q74875093

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