Sketch on Apache Trail, Arizona

c. 1929

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a landscape with steep cliffs and a canyon. A flat-topped hill is visible on the horizon, along with intricate line work detailing rocky textures and clouds in the sky. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones, creating depth. Two cacti and a tree are depicted in the foreground. The ridges in the distance guide the eye towards the plateau, and light and shadow play on the cliffs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 x 12.1 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 22.8 x 17 cm (9 x 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.18

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 298

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. 140, no. 298.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower right in graphite: Sketch on Apache Trail

Watermarks

Arches [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q74875156

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