Beyond the Pine

1963 (published 1964)

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image features a single tree at the center with its trunk extending vertically upwards. The horizon shows gentle hills and scattered trees in the distance, offering depth. The artwork uses detailed techniques to depict the tree's bark, grass, and landscape textures. The color palette includes soft sepias and warm browns, creating a monochromatic feel. The tree's roots spread into the grass, leading the eye towards the horizon. The sky above the horizon is lightly stippled, indicating a clear atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.37 × 26.35 cm (11 9/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.75 × 33.18 cm (16 7/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1299

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 141

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, p. 47, no. 141.

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. 170, no. 1538.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: L. Lucioni 1963; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012267

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