Il santo di Loreto (The Saint of Loreto)

1981

Enzo Cucchi

Associated Names
Enzo Cucchi

Artist, Italian, born 1950

Eleonora Rossi

Printer, Italian

Valter Rossi

Printer, Italian

This is a drawing featuring a figure holding a large paintbrush, a dog, and abstract shapes. The central figure holds an oversized paintbrush and a small puppet-like figure. A dog looks upwards towards the person in the foreground. Bold, black, abstract shapes and streaks surround the figures. In the background, there is a lightly sketched structure. The style combines elements of realism with whimsical and abstract forms, creating a surreal quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black and gray on Fabriano Rosaspina paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joshua P. Smith

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.8 x 32 cm (18 1/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 64 x 47.5 cm (25 3/16 x 18 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.155.13.3

Associated Artworks

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This is a drawing of two figures with a boat and a scythe-like tool amidst a dark, stormy setting. In the image, a boat is seen on turbulent waves, with one figure within. Another figure is standing, holding an elongated, scythe-like instrument that interacts with the dark, swirling waters. The waves and sky are depicted in shades of gray and black. The figures and objects are outlined in black, with simplified features and forms.

Tutti i pesci devono andare piano (All Fish Must Move Softly)

Enzo Cucchi, Valter Rossi, Eleonora Rossi

1981

This is a painting of abstract shapes and text. The central element is a bold black and white abstract image resembling a mythical creature or stylized animal with flowing forms that could be interpreted as wings or flames, set against a stark white background. Surrounding the image are printed words in varying fonts, including "IMMAGINE FEROCÉ" at the top right, "ENZO CUCCHI" prominently below the artwork, and "peter blum edition" at the bottom left. The entire image is set on a textured, deep blue frame that complements the monochrome artwork.

Immagine Feroce

Enzo Cucchi, Eleonora Rossi, Valter Rossi

1981

The image consists of sweeping curved black lines across the top. A form resembling a creature with cat-like features is perched atop a rounded, textured shape. Below, an abstract form takes the shape of a figure seated or leaning against another rounded mass.

Al buio sul mare Adreatico (Darkness under the Adreatic Sea)

Enzo Cucchi, Valter Rossi, Eleonora Rossi

1981

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington D.C.; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: E. Cucchi; lower left in graphite: 20/50

Markings

BS: ZRC

Wikidata ID

Q76338970

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