Arizona Night
Medium
drypoint and aquatint in green on wove paper
Dimensions
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.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Farr Simmons
Accession Number
1986.60.21
Art Historical Context
George Elbert Burr's *Arizona Night* (1930) captures the mystical allure of the American Southwest after dark, a theme central to this etcher's oeuvre. Burr, an early 20th-century artist who made Arizona his home, was renowned for his intimate landscapes that celebrated the region's dramatic light and vast skies. This print evokes the quiet drama of a moonlit desert, rendered in subtle green tones that suggest twilight's hush or nocturnal glow, inviting viewers to ponder nature's quiet poetry. Crafted using drypoint and aquatint on wove paper, the work showcases Burr's mastery of printmaking ...
About the Artist
George Elbert Burr
George Elbert Burr was an American printmaker and watercolorist whose career spanned the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, earning him a reputation as one of the foremost etchers of the American West. Born in 1859 in Monroe Falls, Ohio, Burr trained as a commercial illustrator before turning his full attention to fine art. He honed his craft through diligent self-study and close obser...