Untitled (Old Bridge over Mosel)
ca. 1900
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
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
1983.83.118
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the charming riverside scene of *Untitled (Old Bridge over Mosel)*, a delicate drawing by American artist George Elbert Burr created around 1900. Burr, celebrated for his atmospheric landscapes and masterful etchings, captures the iconic old bridge spanning the Mosel River in Coblenz (now Koblenz), Germany. The composition features a lively group of figures crossing the bridge, evoking the everyday bustle of early 20th-century European against the river's gentle flow and historic architecture. As a drawing from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's, this work highlights Burr's skill...
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...