1930
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Evening, Arizona is a 1930 ink by George Elbert Burr, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a desert scene at dusk. Two tall cacti stand in the middle, their spiky shapes sharp against the flat ground. In the distance, dark mountains fade into a smoky sky, with a few clouds hanging low. The artist used fine lines to create texture—notice how the sand looks grainy and the clouds feel soft. The signature says it’s from 1930, and the title is *Evening, Arizona*. Next, look up etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques make marks like this.
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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