George Elbert Burr (1857-1939)
Available Works
"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.
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Colorady and the Rocky Mountains
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]
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
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
Old Pine, Estes Park, Colorado
Etching and drypoint, c. 1922. Signed and titled in pencil. Monogram in plate. Reference: Seeber 230. Other known impression: Smithsonian American Art Museum.
11-7/8 x 9-7/8 inches.
[28806c]
$1800
Arizona and the American Southwest
Arizona Canal
Etching and drypoint. Signed in pencil. Monogram in plate. Reference: Seeber 254.
5-7/8 x 8-13/16 inches.
[28810c]
$1100
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
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]
SOLD
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]
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. Other known impression: Smithsonian American Art Museum.
7-13/16 x 9-7/8 inches.
[28825c]
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
European Scenes
In a Village Near Mentone
Watercolor, 1927. Signed.
21-1/4 x 10 inches.
[28887c]
$3000
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
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
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
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Updated: 3/10/10
Updated: 3/10/10