Stones and Shadows

1956 (published 1970)

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names
Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a narrow alleyway with stone walls on either side, framed by a large archway above. In the background are distant rolling hills and a softly textured sky. The walls have intricate detailing, suggesting careful etching or engraving. Through the archway, there are rooftops with varying lines and angles, each with distinct shingled textures. The predominant color palette is sepia-toned. The stonework in the foreground is detailed, while rooftops and landscape in the distance are subtly etched to show depth and perspective.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.62 × 18.42 cm (10 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 42.86 × 30.48 cm (16 7/8 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1287

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Embury 1984, no. 127

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. 127.

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. 229, no. 2061.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Lucioni 56; lower right in grpahite: Luigi Lucioni; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "Stones and Shadows"

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77012265

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