Near Villeneuve, Suisse
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
1983.83.194
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Near Villeneuve, Suisse (1898) by George Elbert Burr invites visitors into the majestic alpine landscapes of Switzerland. This evocative painting captures the serene beauty near Villeneuve, a picturesque town on Lake Geneva's eastern shore, framed by towering mountains. Burr, an American artist renowned for his luminous depictions of nature, transports us to this European vista during his late 19th-century, blending tranquility with the raw power of the peaks. Created at the turn of the century, the work reflects the era's fascination among American painters with Europe's dramatic scenery, ...
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...