Pine in the Birches

1958 (published 1959)

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a dense forest with many tree trunks, predominantly birches, extending vertically. The viewpoint is at ground level, offering a direct view into the clustered trees. The horizon is obscured by the foliage and trees, with no clear view beyond the wooded area. The artwork depicts detailed textures of the bark and leaves, created with fine lines. The color palette consists of sepia tones, giving a monochromatic quality to the scene. The foreground is filled with tree trunks and a forest floor displaying patterns of light and shadow. In the distance, the dense forest merges into shadowy depths.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.96 × 30.16 cm (8 1/4 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.7 × 42.86 cm (12 7/8 × 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1300

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 132

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. 45, no. 132.

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. 144, no. 1314.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Lucioni 58; lower left in graphite: To Frank B. Bristow; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni

Markings

stamped upper center verso in black ink (twice): F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012284

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