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My Birthplace

1939

Luigi Lucioni

Associated Names

Luigi Lucioni

Artist, American, 1900 - 1988

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image depicts a rustic, European-style building with an arched entryway. The structure dominates the frame, with the sky and softly drawn clouds visible above. The etching shows intricate details like the tile roof and stone walls with precise lines. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of brown. A staircase leads up to a higher level, and an archway suggests a passage to another area. Light and shadow create dimension in the scene.

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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: 22.7 x 28.6 cm (8 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
sheet: 38 x 28.6 cm (14 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1987.41.45
Catalogue Raisonné

Embury 1984, no. 63

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1984

Embury, Stuart P. The Etchings of Luigi Lucioni: A Catalogue Raisonné. Nebraska: S.P. Embury, 1984, p. 28, no. 63.

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. 46, no. 354.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: L. Lucioni; lower right in graphite: Luigi Lucioni; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: Estabrook

Wikidata ID

Q74876719

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