1921
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Desert Sunset is a 1921 ink by George Elbert Burr, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet desert scene at dusk. Rolling hills fade into the distance, with a few low buildings clinging to the right side. The sky is full of soft, fluffy clouds, while the ground is covered in crisscrossing lines that look like plowed fields or dry riverbeds. The artist used shading to make the hills look solid and the sky feel light. The greenish-black tones give it a cool, evening mood. Want to see more work like this? Check out technique: etching.
George Elbert Burr (April 14, 1859 – November 17, 1939 ) was an American printmaker and painter best known for his etchings and drypoints of the desert and mountain regions of the American West.
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