GEORGE ELBERT BURR

"Gems of purest workmanship" was the description given to the etchings of George Elbert Burr (1857-1939) in the artist's obituary in the New York Times.  Best known for his exquisite copperplate etchings of the vast desert and mountain regions of Arizona and Colorado, Burr is considered one of the finest of the early 20th century American printmakers and is without parallel in the genre of western landscape.  His prints are in a number of prominent collections including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the British Museum, and The New York Public Library. During October and November, the Antique Print Department at Davidson Galleries will present a comprehensive retrospective of Burr's etchings, featuring important works from every stage of the artist's career. A catalog of the exhibition is available upon request.

Show Archive:
The Etched Works - A Retrospective

In Estes Park, Colorado
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 276
10 x 7-7/8 inches

28883c
SOLD

Oaks in Winter
Drypoint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 271
9-1/4 x 6-3/4  inches

28814c
SOLD

Evening
Etching and aquatint, c. 1917
Signed and titled in pencil. Signed in plate lower right
Reference: Seeber 124
11-3/4 x 9-7/8  inches
Other known impression: Smithsonian American Art Museum

28798c
SOLD

Old Cedars and Spanish Peaks
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil
Edition 27/50
Reference: Seeber 227
9-15/16 x 11-7/8  inches

28804c
$2800.

Bear Creek Canyon - Denver, Colorado
Etching, 1922
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram and date in plate.
Reference: Seeber 229
Other known impression: Smithsonian American Art Museum
11-13/16 x 9-13/16 inches

28844c
SOLD

Woods in Winter
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 297
Old tape at top corners in outer margin 
9-3/4 x 7-7/8 inches

28885c
$750.

Pikes Peak
Etching, aquatint and drypoint, 1922
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram and date in plate.
Reference: Seeber 226
11-3/4 x 9-7/8 inches

28841c
$1100.

The Road to Bear Lake, Estes Park, Colo.
Etching and drypoint, n.d.
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Lightly toned
Reference: Seeber 327
9-7/8 x 7-3/4  inches

28828c
SOLD

Timberline Storm
Soft ground etching, aquatint and drypoint, 1922
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate lower right
Reference: Seeber 228
9-13/16 x 11-15/16 inches

28805c
Private Collection

Sentinel Pine
Etching and drypoint, 1916
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Trial proof - second state
Reference: Seeber 135
10 x 6-7/8  inches

28801c
$1200.

Sentinel Pine
Etching and drypoint, 1916
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Trial proof - final state
Reference: Seeber 135
10 x 6-7/8  inches

28802c
$1200.

Misty Moonlight - Estes Park
Aquatint and soft ground etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Edition 39/75
Reference: Seeber 280
9-3/4 x 6-3/4  inches

28815c
Private Collection

Long’s Peak - Estes Park - Colorado
Etching and drypoint, 1928
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 328
9-3/4 x 7-5/8  inches

28829c
SOLD

Old Pine, Estes Park, Colorado
Etching and drypoint, c. 1922
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 230
11-7/8 x 9-7/8  inches
Other known impression: Smithsonian American Art Museum

28806c
$1800.

Home of the Winds
Etching, c. 1920
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Trial proof - final state
Reference: Seeber 132
5-1/2 x 6-7/8  inches

28799c
$1100.

Timberline Pine
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 133
5-3/8 x 6-7/8  inches

28800c
SOLD

Superstition Mountains, Apache Trail, Night - Arizona
Etching and aquatint, 1926
Signed and titled in pencil. 
SReference: Seeber 250
11-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches

28827c
SOLD.

Evening, Navaho Country, Arizona
Etching and aquatint
Signed and titled in pencil. 
Reference: Seeber 293
9-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches

28820c
SOLD

Arizona Canal
Etching and drypoint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 254
5-7/8 x 8-13/16  inches

28810c
$1100.

Arizona Storm
Etching and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Trial Proof - First State
Reference: Seeber 256
4-1/2 x 5-5/4 inches

28838c
$575.

The Edge of the Desert, Arizona
Etching and drypoint, 1926
Signed . Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 284
9-7/8 x 11-15/16 inches

28866c
$3000

San Francisco Mountains, Arizona
Etching, aquatint and drypoint
Unsigned proof. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 339
7-13/16 x 9-11/16  inches

28867c
$650.

New Moon and Evening Star - Arizona
Etching, aquatint and drypoint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 329
9-7/8 x 7-3/4 inches

28836c
SOLD

Grand Canyon, Arizona (Plate 3)
Etching, c. 1930
Signed and titled in pencil. 
Reference: Seeber 330
9-11/16 x 7-5/8 inches

28831c
SOLD

Superstition Mountain, Apache Trail, Arizona
Etching.
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 250
6-3/4 x 9-3/4  inches

28865c
Private Collection

Camelback Mountain, Arizona
Etching, 1939
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 255
7 x 9-7/8  inches

28811c
SOLD

Old Cedar, Ash Fork Arizona
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 317
9-7/8 x 11-15/16 inches

28849c
$1500.

Summer Cloud, Apache Trail, Arizona
Aquatint and drypoint, c. 1926
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 265
7-3/4 x 9-3/4  inches

28813c
SOLD

Road to Navaho Reservation, Arizona
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Small embossed bumps throughout. Mild stain verso
Reference: Seeber 294
9-3/4 x 7-7/8  inches

28821c
$650.

Near Palm Springs
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 321
6-3/4 x 4-15/16 inches

28847c
$750.

Evening near Lamy, New Mexico
Softground etching in sepia, c. 1921
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Edition 35/40
Very faint matburn
Reference: Seeber 207
10 x 6-7/8  inches

28803c
$750.

Mesa Encantada - New Mexico
Etching and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 320
4-5/8 x 8 inches


28850c
SOLD

Verde River, Apache Indian Reservation Arizona
Etching and drypoint, after 1920
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Very light matburn. Tape in outer margins verso
Reference: Seeber 322
7-13/16 x 9-7/8  inches
Other known impression: Smithsonian American Art Museum

28825c
$1500.

Evening - Painted Desert - Arizona
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 269
4-7/8 x 6-15/16 inches

28856c
$600.

Storm in Painted Desert, Arizona
Drypoint, 1927
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 258
4-3/8 x 5-7/8  inches

28812c
SOLD

The  Land of Mystery - The Desert
Aquatint and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 324
6-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches

28826c
$1200.

Desert Monuments - Arizona
Etching, aquatint and drypoint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 335
9-3/4 x 11-3/4  inches

28853c
$1750.

The Little Canyon - Arizona
Etching and drypoint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 257
5-7/8 x 4-3/8  inches

28854c
$600.

Road to Paradise Valley - Arizona
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 253
5 x 7-1/4  inches

28864c
$750.

Paradise Valley, Arizona
Etching and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 319
4-15/16 x 7-3/4 inches

28824c
SOLD

Hassayampa River, Arizona
Etching and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Notated “Drink of this water, and you will never own a dollar, tell the truth, or leave Arizona.”
Reference: Seeber 299
4-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches

28823c
$950.

Desert Twilight
Etching and drypoint in blue-black
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 318
4-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches

28842c
SOLD

“Barrel” Cactus, Arizona
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber  288
6-7/8 x 4-3/4  inches

28817c
$650.

Sketch on the Apache Trail, Arizona
Etching and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 298
6-13/16 x 4-5/8 inches

28822c
$700.

Cucumber Cactus - Arizona
Etching and drypoint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 291
6-15/16 x 4-15/16  inches

28848c
$675.

Ocotillo - Arizona
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 289
7-7/8 x 4-7/8  inches

28818c
$650.

Nest of “Desert Wren,” Arizona
Aquatint and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 290
7-7/8 x 4-15/16 inches

28819c
$675.

EUROPEAN SCENES

Capri from Sorrento, Italy
Etching and aquatint
Signed and titled in pencil
Reference: Seeber 245
10 x 6-3/4  inches

28808c
SOLD

Street in San Remo, Italy
Etching and aquatint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 76
9-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches

28881c
$300.

In a Village Near Mentone
Watercolor, 1927
Signed
21-1/4 x 10  inches

28887c
$3000.

Ventimiglia, Italy
Etching and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 240
6-15/16 x 9-3/4 inches

28807c
$275.

Old Fountain - Taormina, Sicily
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 126
Other known impression: New York Public Library Collection
9-5/8 x 7-3/8 inches

28845c
$250.

Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Watermark: F. J. Head & Co.
Reference: Seeber 86
9-7/8 x 6-7/8  inches

28869c
$250.

Fairy Glen, North Wales
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 72
Exhibited at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, 1915
7-13/16 x 4-7/8 inches

28843c
$300.

Venice - After Storm
Etching, aquatint and drypoint
Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Edition 23/75
Reference: Seeber 246
9-7/8 x 11-13/16  inches

28834c
SOLD

Florence from Monte Oliveto
Etching, 1931
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 242
11-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches

28870c
SOLD

Neuthor, Nurenberg
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Annotated “Trial Proof - Final State”
Reference: Seeber 127
6-15/16 x 5-3/8  inches

28871c
$200.

Misty Day - Paul’s Wharf - London
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 276
10 x 7-7/8 inches

28880c
SOLD

Walpurgis Chapel, Nurenberg
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 128
A small stone church in Nürnberg’s “Old Town,” Walpurgis Chapel was built in 1492 and destroyed in 1945 during WWII.
7 x 5-1/2  inches

28868c
SOLD

Old Olive and Monte Carlo
Drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. 
Reference: Seeber 249
9-7/8 x 11-7/8 inches

28873c
SOLD

Hankersteg, Nürnberg
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 129
Matburn. Some staining in top margin.
5-1/2 x 6-7/8 inches

28874c
$175.

Catania Gateway -Taormmina - Sicily
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 125
Matburn. Stains in margins
9-7/8 x 6-7/8 inches

28877c
$200.

Insel Schütt, Nürnberg
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 130
Matburn. Some staining in top margin
5-3/8 x 6-7/8 inches

28875c
$175.

High Street, Oxford
Etching
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 82
Matburn. Staining in margins
9-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches

28876c
SOLD

From French Academy, Rome
Etching and drypoint
Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate.
Reference: Seeber 247
4-13/16 x 7-7/8 inches

28878c
$225.