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Artists›George Elbert Burr

George Elbert Burr

1859

WA-00048214

Drawing

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

334

Works in Collection

343

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60%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ5538934

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2 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=674
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (334)

New Moon and Evening Star

1932 · etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black

plate: 24.9 × 19.9 cm (9 13/16 × 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 33.8 × 27.8 cm (13 5/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Indian Homes, Salt River, Arizona

1932 · Drypoint on ivory laid paper

Plate: 19.5 × 25 cm (7 11/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 26.2 × 30.5 cm (10 3/8 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (transfer drawing for Florence from Monte Oliveto [No. 2])

1931 · pencil on paper

sheet: 12 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (31.3 x 26.4 cm) irregular

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Evening, Arizona

1930 · etching, drypoint, and aquatint in black on wove paper

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.)

National Gallery of Art

Arizona Night

1930 · drypoint and aquatint in green on wove paper

plate: 17.7 x 22.5 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 28 x 33.1 cm (11 x 13 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Superstition Mountain, Apache Trail, Arizona, Right [no. 2]

1930 · tinted mezzotint and drypoint on paper

plate: 11 7/8 x 10 in. (30.3 x 25.3 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Superstition Mountain, Apache Trail, Arizona

1930 · pencil and colored marker on paper

sheet: 12 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. (31.4 x 26.2 cm) irregular

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sketch of Florence

1929 · drypoint in black on laid paper

plate: 20.1 x 24.1 cm (7 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 24.3 x 28.8 cm (9 9/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Harlech Castle, Wales

1929 · drypoint in black on laid paper

plate: 19.8 x 24.4 cm (7 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.) sheet: 23.6 x 29.9 cm (9 5/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dunes near Palm Springs, California (no.2)

1929 · drypoint in brownish-black on wove paper

plate: 12.2 x 17.3 cm (4 13/16 x 6 13/16 in.) sheet: 18.1 x 22.3 cm (7 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Mesa Encantada, New Mexico (no. 2)

1929 · drypoint in black on laid paper

plate: 11.9 x 20.2 cm (4 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 18.9 x 27.8 cm (7 7/16 x 10 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Superstition Mountain, Apache Trail, Arizona (no.1)

1929 · etching in greenish-black on wove paper

plate: 17.3 x 25.2 cm (6 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 24.4 x 34.3 cm (9 5/8 x 13 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Evening, Navajo Country, Arizona

1929 · pencil on paper

sheet: 10 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (26.1 x 31.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Navajo Country Evening

1929 · drypoint on paper

plate: 9 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (24.9 x 30.3 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Verde River, Arizona

1927 · drypoint and softground etching in green on wove paper

plate: 19.9 x 25 cm (7 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 27.3 x 34 cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Verde River, Apache Reservation, Arizona

1927 · drypoint and softground etching in green on wove paper

plate: 19.9 x 25 cm (7 13/16 x 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 27.3 x 34 cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Untitled (drawing for print)

1926 · pencil on paper

sheet: 10 x 6 7/8 in. (25.4 x 17.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Camelback Mountain, Phoenix

1926 · etching on paper

plate: 7 x 9 7/8 in. (17.8 x 25.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Untitled (transfer drawing for Camelback Mountain, Phoenix)

1926 · pencil on paper

sheet: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.8 x 24.1 cm) irregular

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Untitled (transfer drawing for San Xavier Mission, Tucson, Arizona)

1926 · pencil on paper

sheet: 6 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (16.2 x 25.8 cm) irregular

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Desert Sentinels, Apache Trail, Arizona

1925 · etching in black on wove paper

plate: 13.18 × 18.73 cm (5 3/16 × 7 3/8 in.) sheet: 21.59 × 27.31 cm (8 1/2 × 10 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Sketch on Apache Trail, Arizona

1924 · etching with drypoint in brown on laid paper

plate: 17.5 x 12.1 cm (6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 22.8 x 17 cm (9 x 6 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Mirage, Arizona

1924 · drypoint in black on laid paper

plate: 19.8 x 25.2 cm (7 13/16 x 9 15/16 in.) sheet: 26.5 x 33.4 cm (10 7/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Edge of the Desert, Arizona

1924 · etching and drypoint on paper

plate: 9 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (24.9 x 30.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Artwork sources (4)

334 published of 334 catalogued · 330 with image

Smithsonian
291 published291 img
Nga
35 published35 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Bear Creek Canyon, Denver
1922 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
San Francisco Mountains
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Old Cypress Near Monterey
1922 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Storm near Timberline
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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