Rural Composition

1955

Pietro Lazzari

Associated Names
Pietro Lazzari

Artist, American, 1898 - 1979

The image shows thin lines creating an abstract composition on the canvas. The shapes are fluid and swirling, hinting at forms like horses or riders. There are suggestions of recognizable objects such as galloping horses, comical figures, and structures resembling small houses or cottages. The faint lines and shadows give an ethereal quality to the figures.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1956; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 191, no. 1287.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Pietro Lazzari; upper left verso in black ink by unknown hand on adhesive label: PIETRO LAZZARI / 3609 Albemarle St. N.W. / Washington, D.C. / RURAL Compotision / Silverpoint. / 1955 $150.00; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand on adhesive label: Parsons

Wikidata ID

Q64619692

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