Theme in White

1954

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

James Swann

Printer, American, 1905 - 1985

Prairie Print Makers

Publisher

The image shows a dense stand of birch trees, some close to the viewer, with their distinctive speckled bark patterns. The horizon line is visible through the trunks, revealing a serene landscape with gentle, undulating terrain. In the distance, low hills or mountains stretch across the background. The style is highly detailed, capturing the texture of bark and foliage with precise brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on shades of black, white, and gray. Light and shadow play on the tree trunks and ground, highlighting the detailed work.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.91 × 29.05 cm (8 5/8 × 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 34.13 cm (11 × 13 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1291

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 125

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. 43, no. 125.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix B, p. 131, no. 25.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: L. Lucioni 54; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "Theme in White"

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77013174

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