Evening, Arizona

1930

George Elbert Burr

Associated Names
George Elbert Burr

Artist, American, 1859 - 1939

Society of American Graphic Artists

Publisher

The landscape features a desert viewpoint with sparse vegetation. Tall yucca trees stand on sandy terrain, surrounded by low shrubs and plants. Mountains define the horizon, with fluffy clouds filling the sky. The artist uses fine brushstrokes to depict textures in the clouds and desert. The color palette is primarily gray, accentuating the landscape's details and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.3 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.60.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Seeber 1971, no. 367

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. 150, no. 367.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: George Elbert Burr; lower center in graphite: To Dr. Fosdick Jones / from the Artist 12/25/30; lower right in graphite: Trial proof

Watermarks

Van Gelder Zonen

Wikidata ID

Q74875223

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