George Elbert Burr
American · 1859–1939 · Painter, Printmaker
George Elbert Burr was an American printmaker and painter best known for his etchings and drypoints of the desert and mountain regions of the American West. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Spanish Peaks at MiddayBonhams · $6,100≈ £3,671≈ €4,075Sign up to see
Long's Peak, Estes Park, ColoradoBonhams · $4,880≈ £2,937≈ €3,260Sign up to see
BuenaventuraCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $4,235≈ £3,148≈ €3,612Sign up to see
George Elbert Burr’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
8 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 12 | 11 | 92% | $1.7kSign up | $550Sign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 10 | 10 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $541Sign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $649Sign up | $649Sign up | $649Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 26 | 21 | 81% | $474Sign up | $438Sign up | $813Sign up |
| Etching | 19 | 16 | 84% | $473Sign up | $438Sign up | $813Sign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $531Sign up | $531Sign up | $531Sign up |
| Drypoint | 6 | 4 | 67% | $464Sign up | $477Sign up | $715Sign up |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 83% | $858Sign up | $618Sign up | $1.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.