Evening, Arizona
Medium
etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.) sheet: 22.3 x 29.5 cm (8 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons
Accession Number
1986.60.28
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
George Elbert Burr · 1859–1939
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...