Prickly Pear Cactus

ca. 1900–22

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Drypoint on paper
Dimensions: Plate: 7 1/4 × 4 7/8 in. (18.4 × 12.4 cm) Sheet: 11 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.9 × 20 cm)
Collection no.: 22.43.13
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Prickly Pear Cactus — George Elbert Burr. ca. 1900–22.

Medium: Drypoint on paper. Dimensions: Plate: 7 1/4 × 4 7/8 in. (18.4 × 12.4 cm) Sheet: 11 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (28.9 × 20 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. David Dows, 1922.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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