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Leaning Silo

1940

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names

Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a rural scene with a barn, a silo structure, rocks, grass, a large tree trunk, a pathway, rolling hills, trees, and clouds. The perspective is slightly angled, with the horizon high, where the roof of the barn meets the sky. The artwork features intricate details created with fine line work, emphasizing texture and shading. The color palette is monochromatic, using various shades of black, white, and grey.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in brown on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Dimensions

plate: 18.4 x 26.6 cm (7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
sheet: 28.3 x 35.6 cm (11 1/8 x 14 in.)
Accession Number

1987.41.42
Catalogue Raisonné

Embury 1984, no. 69

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

Embury, Stuart P. The Etchings of Luigi Lucioni: A Catalogue Raisonné. Nebraska: S.P. Embury, 1984, pp. 29-30, no. 69.

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. 52, no. 406.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni

Wikidata ID

Q74876709

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