Print of the Day!! Tues, October 29, 2024 is by printmaker George Elbert Burr (1859-1939): "Old Cedars, New Mexico"; etching, 2/40; 1920.

Print of the Day!! Tuesday, October 29, 2024 is by American printmaker George Elbert Burr (1859-1939). ?e

"Old Cedars, New Mexico" is an intaglio, an etching done in 1920 by American artist, George Elbert Burr (1859-1939). It is pencil signed, editiond "No 2/40" and is annotated "Del et Imp" (indicating he drew it and printed it) by the artist in the lower margin and has a copyright symbol and the date etched in the lower right image. The platemark measures 9-3/ x 11-3/4 inches. This impression was printed by the artist on ivory J. WHATMAN wove paper. References for this work include Seeber 218, American Etchers 218, Library of Congress 59. The gallery inventory number for this work is CLMI111

This intaglio by George Elbert Burr (1859-1939) is available from the gallery for $1,500.00. Contact the gallery with any condition or other questions. Shipping costs will be discussed. California residents will have sales tax added. Out of state residents may be responsible for use tax, depending on state law.

"Old Cedars New Mexico" captures the rugged beauty of the high desert of New Mexico. The scene overlooks an arid valley that is hemmed in by high mesas. Burr's title is misleading as according to Tony Genntro, a desert biologist, there are no native cedars in New Mexico. These are junipers and are frequently and falsely referred to as cedars. The United States Forest Service estimates that one quarter of New Mexico is covered with one-seed juniper.

George Elbert Burr, painter, printmaker, and illustrator, was born in Munroe Falls, Ohio on 14 April 1859 to Linus E. and Lucy Ellen Gaylord Burr, and was raised in Cameron, Missouri. Burr moved to Denver, Colorado in 1906 for health reasons. He spent the next 18 years there creating a body of intaglio prints that focused on the desert and mountain landscapes of the southwest. A few of his color etchings were included in the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition and the following year he was represented by two etchings in the First Annual Exhibition of the Brooklyn Society of Etchers at the Brooklyn Museum.

For health reasons, Burr had to leave the winter chill of Denver and purchased a home in Phoenix, Arizona in 1927. Burr was in the unique position of self-promoting his work and in January 1930 wrote to R. P. Tolman, assistant curator at the Smithsonian Institution:

"It's lots of fun to be a 'poor artist.' Nearly fifty years I've been, except for health limitations, supremely happy in my work, and am constantly surprised in the number of people that also seem to get pleasure out of my labor. It seems so odd, that without effort, I've always sold more than Mrs. Burr and I have needed for all our fourteen years of travel and other so-called luxuries."

George Elbert Burr died in Phoenix, Arizona on 17 November, 1939.

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