The Steeple in the Mountains by Luigi Lucioni
The Steeple in the Mountains
Luigi Lucioni
Title
The Steeple in the Mountains
Artist
Luigi Lucioni
1900 - 1988 (biography)Year
1946
Technique
etching
Image Size
11 13/16 x 8 5/8" platemark
Signature
pencil and in plate, lower right
Edition Size
edition of 250
Annotations
Reference
AAA 801
Paper
ivory wove
State
published
Publisher
Associated American Artists (AAA)
Inventory ID
SAWA105
Price
$300.00
Description
Luigi Lucioni was almost unparalleled in his pursuit of the perfect rendition of nature: within the confines of an almost-12 x 9” matrix he has captured in cinematic miniature a distant town nestled in the cradle of surrounding mountains, sparing no detail, not even the moody, swiftly traveling rainclouds. As the title indicates, the jut of a white steeple rises from the central midground. Lucioni cleverly balances this manmade structure by the placement of the ancient oak in the central foreground, the two symbols of holiness echoing one another across the valley.