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Two Silos

1942 (published 1943)

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names

Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a rustic farm scene with two wooden silos next to a barn on the left side. A large tree dominates the upper right portion of the image, with hills visible in the distance on the low horizon line. The style features detailed line work and an etching technique that conveys texture. The color palette is sepia, giving the image a vintage feel.

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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: 18.5 x 30.2 cm (7 5/16 x 11 7/8 in.)
sheet: 28 x 37.9 cm (11 x 14 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1987.41.43
Catalogue Raisonné

Embury 1984, no. 81

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

Embury, Stuart P. The Etchings of Luigi Lucioni: A Catalogue Raisonné. Nebraska: S.P. Embury, 1984, pp. 32-33, no. 81.

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. 68, no. 567.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: L. Lucioni 42; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni

Wikidata ID

Q74876711

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