The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 10, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching depicts a dense cluster of multistory stone buildings perched atop a sheer cliff. Fine, cross-hatched lines create deep shadows along the craggy rock face and under rooflines. A prominent, domed octagonal building rises on the left. To the right, smaller houses with windows and balconies descend the ridge. Low, sketched hills mark the horizon. The detailed linework captures the verticality of the architecture and the rugged terrain.

Upper Town, Cuenca, Spain

early 1900s

S. Chatwood Burton

(American, 1881–1947)
America
etching
Gift of the artist through the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts 1924.711
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.711