Misty Day, Paul's Wharf, London
c. 1928
Medium
drypoint in greenish-black on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 25 x 20 cm (9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 31.8 x 24.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons
Accession Number
1986.60.13
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...