Edge of the Birches

1951 (published 1954)

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image depicts a scene with slender birch trees in the foreground, framing a view of an expansive landscape. In the distance, there are hills and a structure that might be a church with a spire. Beyond the trees are fields and a line of darker trees transitioning into more distant hills. The artwork uses a monochromatic palette of varying brown tones. Detailed brushstrokes or etching techniques capture textures of tree bark and foliage against a subtly rendered sky with wispy clouds. The overall effect conveys depth and natural beauty with precise, linear details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.65 × 30.96 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.86 × 40.48 cm (12 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1296

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 117

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. 41, no. 117.

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. 136, no. 1234.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: L. Lucioni 51; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "The Edge of the Birches"

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012281

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