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George Elbert Burr Prints and Multiples

American, 1859-1939

George Elbert Burr was an American printmaker and painter best known for his etchings and drypoints of the desert and mountain regions of the American West. He enjoyed success early, providing illustrations for Harper's, Scribner's Magazine, Frank Leslie's Weekly, and The Cosmopolitan. In 1892, he began a four-year project illustrating a catalog of Heber R. Bishop's collection of jade antiquities for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This project, producing etchings of over a thousand artifacts, paid well enough for Burr to embark on an extended tour of Europe upon its completion with his wife. Over the next five years, as they traveled in Italy, Germany, and the British Isles, Burr amassed sketches and watercolors that would provide the source material for his copper plate etchings of European scenes. In 1924, the Burrs settled in Phoenix, Arizona, where he would remain for the rest of his life. The change of scenery allowed him to round out his oeuvre of Western landscapes with expansive views of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts. He and his wife, who died in 1941, are buried in Cameron. Today, George Elbert Burr is widely considered to be one of the finest of the early 20th-century American etchers. His prints are in several prominent collections including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the British Museum, the French National Print Collection, Luxembourg Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, the New York Public Library, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Northern Arizona and the Congressional Library in Washington, D.C.

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Artist: George Elbert Burr
"A Mirage" signed etching / drypoint (trial proof)
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. Catalogue reference: Seeber 194. This impression on japon paper is annotated "trial proof" and pencil-signed and titled in the margin, with Geo...
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1920s George Elbert Burr Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Longs Peak, Estes Park, Colorado, No. 2, Original 1920s Aquatint
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Denver, CO
This original vintage color aquatint etching captures the breathtaking beauty of Longs Peak and Mount Meeker, as seen from Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado. Cre...
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1920s American Impressionist George Elbert Burr Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint

'Old Cedars' – Early New Mexico Landscape, Southwest Regionalism
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
George Elbert Burr, 'Old Cedars – New Mexico', etching, 1920, edition 40, Seeber 218. Signed and annotated '(c) George Elbert Burr Del. et Imp.' in pencil. ...
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1920s Realist George Elbert Burr Prints and Multiples

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Etching

A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Storrs, CT
A Sandstorm on the Little Colorado River, Arizona. 1920. Soft-ground etching. Seeber 189. 6 7/8 x 9 3/4 (sheet 9 5/8 x 13). Edition 40, #6. Series: Desert Set. Illustrated: American ...
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Early 20th Century American Modern George Elbert Burr Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor

Signed George Elbert Burr Winter Landscape Lithograph, Snow-Covered Trees
By George Elbert Burr
Located in Denver, CO
This original signed lithograph by acclaimed American artist George Elbert Burr (1859–1939) beautifully depicts a serene winter landscape with snow-covered trees. Burr’s masterful lithograph technique captures the delicate interplay of light, shadow, and snow, evoking the quiet stillness and crisp beauty of nature in winter. The image measures 7 ¼ by 10 ¼ inches and is presented in a custom archival frame with overall dimensions of 15 x 17 ¾ inches. The artist’s signature authenticates this fine example of early 20th-century American printmaking, making it an ideal addition to collections of Western art, winter landscapes, or vintage lithographs. Born in Ohio, Burr was largely self-taught, gaining recognition for his detailed etchings and lithographs that captured the American West’s rugged beauty. After years of travel across Europe and the U.S. Southwest, he created iconic series like Mountain Moods and the Desert Set...
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20th Century American Modern George Elbert Burr Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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Longs Peak, Estes Park, Colorado (no. 2).
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Located in Storrs, CT
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Untitled (Creek and Trees)
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George Elbert Burr, original landscape etching of a Creek and Trees (likely Colorado), signed lower left margin in pencil and dated verso. Presented in a custom frame with all archiv...
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Barrel Cactus, Arizona; edition of 40
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drypoint etching from the famed Desert Set (edition of 40). Seeber Catalogue Raisonne #288. Housed in a custom frame with all archival materials. Outer dimensions measure 16.25 x ...
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