A Desert Sunset

ca. 1900–22

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 6 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (17.6 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 × 14 3/4 in. (24.3 × 37.5 cm)
Collection no.: 22.43.10
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

A Desert Sunset — George Elbert Burr. ca. 1900–22.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Plate: 6 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (17.6 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 9 9/16 × 14 3/4 in. (24.3 × 37.5 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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