Verde River, Apache Reservation, Arizona

c. 1932

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image depicts an expansive landscape with a vast sky filled with billowing clouds. Mountains are visible on the horizon, below which are clusters of trees. In the foreground, there are cacti and desert flora on sandy terrain, with one tall cactus prominent on the right side. The brushstrokes show detailed texture of clouds and vegetation. The color palette is monochrome with greys and blacks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and softground etching in green on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.9 x 25 cm (7 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.3 x 34 cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 322

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. 144, no. 322.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower right in graphite: Verde River - Apache Reservation - Arizona

Wikidata ID

Q74875208

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