Elm on the Hill

1948

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image features a large tree at the center, dominating the composition. The horizon appears low in the image, showing a field or woodland leading towards distant hills or mountains on the right side. The brushstrokes convey natural texture, defining the leaves and branches. The color palette is monochromatic, using brown and gray tones to depict the tree and surrounding landscape. The sky in the background has softly etched clouds, enhancing the sense of atmosphere and depth.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.96 × 24.77 cm (12 3/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.32 × 33.02 cm (15 7/8 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1289

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 105

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. 38, no. 105.

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. 111, no. 995.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: L. Lucioni 48; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Elm on the Hill

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012263

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