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George Elbert BurrBorn near Cleveland, Ohio, Burr was basically a self-taught artist, although he did spend some time at the Art Institute of Chicago.
After returning from a five year period in Europe, poor health forced him to reside in Colorado, and then to the desert areas of
New Mexico, Arizona, and California. This region was the basis of most of his graphic work, which amounted to about 300 etchings,
drypoints, and aquatints. His plates show the changing moods, intense heat, shifting sands, and clouds of the Southwest desert
country. Burr's works are visually synonymous with some of the descriptive passages in Willa Cather's novel of the Southwest,
Death Comes for the Archbishop.
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George Elbert Burr
American (1859-1939)
Verde River, Apache Reservation, AZ
7-7/8 x 9-3/4 in.
Etching and drypoint, c.1930, edition limited but unknown. Seeber 322. Signed in the plate with the artist's monogram, lower right; signed and titled in pencil.
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George Elbert Burr
American (1859-1939)
Whirlwinds, Dead Mountains, Mojave Desert
7-7/8 x 9-7/8 in.
Drypoint, c.1923, edition limited but unknown. Seeber 281. Signed with the artist's monogram, lower left; signed and titled in pencil. Annotation in pencil, "Trial proof-third state, No.5."
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