Dominating Trees

1964 (published 1965)

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows three tall tree trunks in the foreground. The horizon is low, revealing hills or mountains in the distance. The artwork displays detailed textures in the tree bark, leaves, and ground. The color scheme is sepia, creating a nostalgic atmosphere. The trees cast shadows on the ground, leading towards fields and woods. Soft clouds are in the sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.13 × 29.05 cm (9 1/2 × 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.18 × 43.02 cm (13 1/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1298

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 142

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. 47-48, no. 142.

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. 180, no. 1625.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: L. Lucioni 64; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012282

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