Hilltop Elms

1954

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a landscape with a cluster of large trees in the foreground, rendered with strong lines for texture. The view is slightly angled upwards to capture the height of the trees. The horizon line is low, with detailed clouds in the sky. In the distance, there are rolling hills with smaller trees. The color palette is a monochromatic sepia tone, accentuating the detailed line work and giving the image a classic feel.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.78 × 24.77 cm (10 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 42.86 × 33.66 cm (16 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1292

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 123

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Embury, Stuart P. The Etchings of Luigi Lucioni: A Catalogue Raisonné. Nebraska: S.P. Embury, 1984, pp. 42, 77, no. 123.

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 139, no. 1268.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Lucioni; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Hilltop Elms

Markings

stamped upper right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012258

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