Harlech Castle, Wales

c. 1934

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

The image shows a castle towering in the distance above a landscape with mountains in the sky. In the foreground, there is a house surrounded by trees, and the painting style includes intricate brushstrokes or pen lines for shading and foliage details. The color palette is monochrome, focusing on light and dark contrasts to create depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.8 x 24.4 cm (7 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.6 x 29.9 cm (9 5/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 343

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. 146, no. 343.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr / (To my Friend Fosdick Jones / Feb-16-34 [artist's monogram]); lower right in graphite: Harlech Castle - Wales No.6- / 8 proofs - plate destroyed

Wikidata ID

Q74875218

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