1925
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Etcher is a 1925 ink by George Elbert Burr, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a person hunched over a small table, drawing with a pencil. Their hair is wild, and the lines around them are messy, almost like tangled grass. A violin leans against the wall in the background, half-hidden. The artist used a technique where lines pile up thickly, making the image feel rough and urgent. This isn’t a polished portrait—it’s raw, like a quick sketch. Want to see more work like this? Check out Burr, George Elbert.
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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