Dunes near Palm Springs, California (no.2)

c. 1934

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a landscape with sandy dunes in the foreground leading to distant mountains. The horizon is high in the composition, emphasizing the desert's expanse in the lower half. The dunes have soft curves and delicate pencil strokes for texture. Mountains in the distance are drawn with slightly more defined strokes. The color palette is subdued, with shades of gray and beige. Sparse desert vegetation is scattered throughout the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in brownish-black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.2 x 17.3 cm (4 13/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.1 x 22.3 cm (7 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 323

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. 323.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower right in graphite: Dunes near Palm Springs - Calif-

Watermarks

Whatman 192(?) [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q74875216

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