At Pwllheli, N. Wales
ca. 1899
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Carolann Smurthwaite in memory of her mother, Caroline Atherton Connell Smurthwaite
Accession Number
1983.83.183
Tags
Art Historical Context
"**At Pwllheli, N. Wales** (ca. 1899) by George Elbert Burr visitors to the rugged beauty of the Welsh coast. This evocative painting captures the seaside charm of Pwllheli, a picturesque town in North Wales for its sweeping beaches and dramatic seascapes. Created around the turn of the century, reflects the era's fascination with European landscapes among American artists, who often traveled abroad to study light, atmosphere, and natural forms. Burr, an American painter associated with the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, skillfully renders this coastal scene in oil, emphasizing...
About the Artist
George Elbert Burr
George Elbert Burr was an American printmaker and watercolorist whose career spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, earning him a reputation as one of the foremost etchers of the American West. Born in 1859 in Monroe Falls, Ohio, Burr trained as a commercial illustrator before turning his full attention to fine art. He honed his craft through diligent self-study and close obser...