S P R I N G S A L E Arizona Etch FERDINAND BURGDORFF Arizona Corral 1927 5 " X9 "
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ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE ............FERDINAND BURGDORFF ...........'ARIZONA CORRAL' 1927, ETCHING ON PAPER, 5.75" x 9.25".........
This is a 5.75 x 9.25" Original and Vintage etching on paper by the California painter and printmaker Ferdinand Burgdorff, 1881-1975. The image is titled an 'Arizona Corral' at lower left and limited to 3/50. Signed at lower right in pen...cil and dated 1927. Signed in the plate at lower right, with another date of 1928. Fine condition. Unframed.
The Biography Follows:
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferdinand Burgdorff studied at the ClevelandSchool of Art and in Paris with Rene Menard and Florence Este. In1907, he headed West with the intention of becoming a desert landscapepainter. He lived in box cars with railroad builders on thestretch of line between Yuma and Calexico and traveling by wagon orhorseback, accompanied surveyors on many trips into the desert. Of this time he wrote: "There were such exciting things to see andpaint, undisturbed by a single human within miles" (Widening Horizons).
Healso worked for a period in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he painted thesandy wastes near Albuquerque in the region known as the Sandia. He then moved to California where he was an illustrator for The Sunset magazine, then a new publication. Many of the paintings he had made earlier were reproduced in this magazine.
InCalifornia, he first lived in Carmel where he was an active member ofthe Carmel Colony. He later settled in nearby in Pebble Beach, building a home on Rondo Road. In 1911, he took an exhibition of hisdesert paintings back to his home town of Cleveland, and sold enough tofinance a two-year trip around the world. His main objective wasto see Greece and Egypt because they were ancient desert worlds. He also painted along the Nile, which reminded him of the ColoradoRiver.
When he died, he was the oldest working artist on theMonterey Peninsula, having painted many coastal views and abandonedmining towns in pastel, oil and watercolor. From 1907 to 1924, he madenumerous painting trips to the Grand Canyon and the Hopi Reservation inArizona. His work was both realistic and romantic, conveying asense of mystery and drama in his landscapes.
As ever this is guaranteed 100% money back, to be as represented.
00048
*An offer close to 75% of original price is sure to be accepted.........
ORIGINAL AND VINTAGE ............FERDINAND BURGDORFF ...........'ARIZONA CORRAL' 1927, ETCHING ON PAPER, 5.75" x 9.25".........
This is a 5.75 x 9.25" Original and Vintage etching on paper by the California painter and printmaker Ferdinand Burgdorff, 1881-1975. The image is titled an 'Arizona Corral' at lower left and limited to 3/50. Signed at lower right in pen...cil and dated 1927. Signed in the plate at lower right, with another date of 1928. Fine condition. Unframed.
The Biography Follows:
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferdinand Burgdorff studied at the ClevelandSchool of Art and in Paris with Rene Menard and Florence Este. In1907, he headed West with the intention of becoming a desert landscapepainter. He lived in box cars with railroad builders on thestretch of line between Yuma and Calexico and traveling by wagon orhorseback, accompanied surveyors on many trips into the desert. Of this time he wrote: "There were such exciting things to see andpaint, undisturbed by a single human within miles" (Widening Horizons).
Healso worked for a period in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he painted thesandy wastes near Albuquerque in the region known as the Sandia. He then moved to California where he was an illustrator for The Sunset magazine, then a new publication. Many of the paintings he had made earlier were reproduced in this magazine.
InCalifornia, he first lived in Carmel where he was an active member ofthe Carmel Colony. He later settled in nearby in Pebble Beach, building a home on Rondo Road. In 1911, he took an exhibition of hisdesert paintings back to his home town of Cleveland, and sold enough tofinance a two-year trip around the world. His main objective wasto see Greece and Egypt because they were ancient desert worlds. He also painted along the Nile, which reminded him of the ColoradoRiver.
When he died, he was the oldest working artist on theMonterey Peninsula, having painted many coastal views and abandonedmining towns in pastel, oil and watercolor. From 1907 to 1924, he madenumerous painting trips to the Grand Canyon and the Hopi Reservation inArizona. His work was both realistic and romantic, conveying asense of mystery and drama in his landscapes.
As ever this is guaranteed 100% money back, to be as represented.
00048
