View of Malnate
Artist
Luigi Lucioni
(American, born Italy, 1900 - 1988)
Date1929
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 18 1/16 x 20 1/2 inches (45.88 x 52.07 cm)
Framed: 25 9/16 x 27 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches (64.93 x 70.8 x 6.35 cm)
Framed: 25 9/16 x 27 7/8 x 2 1/2 inches (64.93 x 70.8 x 6.35 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. James through the Friends of Art
Object number35-338
SignedSigned and dated lower right: L. Lucioni 1929.
On View
Not on viewCollections
Published ReferencesRuth Green Harris, “Various Attractions in New York Art Galleries,” New York Times, 9 February 1930, X12; Paintings of Italy:
Luigi Lucioni, exh. cat. (New York: Ferargil Galleries, 1930),
unpaginated; probably T. C. Linn Jr., “Midsummer Activities
in Art at Home and in Europe,” New York Times, 26 July 1931,
X5; Catalogue of Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American
Paintings, exh. cat. (Providence: Rhode Island School of Design,
1931), unpaginated; “Luigi Lucioni,” Bulletin of the Milwaukee
Art Institute 6 (October 1932), 5; News Flashes (William Rockhill
Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2
(1 December 1932), unpaginated; “Paintings by Luigi Lucioni
Shown at School of Design,” Providence (R.I.) Sunday Journal,
11 December 1932, Society-Art-Music sec., 11; M. K. P., “In Gal
lery and Studio: News and Views of the Week in Art,” Kansas City
Star, 29 November 1935, 14; “Art News,” Kansas City Journal-
Post, 8 December 1935, 2B; “A Modern Acquisition,” Kansas
City Journal-Post, 8 December 1935, 2B; “Liberal with Art,” Kan
sas City Star, 1 January 1936, 8 (as View of Nalnate); “Gallery
Changes,” News Flashes (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art
and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2 (1–16 January 1936), 2;
“Friends of Art,” News Flashes (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of
Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2 (1–15 March 1936),
4; “Friends of Art,” News Flashes (William Rockhill Nelson Gal
lery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2 (15–31 March
1936), 3; “Art News,” Kansas City Journal-Post, 27 December
1936, 2B; “Important Steps toward Becoming Art Center by Kan
sas City in 1936,” Kansas City Star, 27 December 1936, 2B; “Prod
uct of Luigi Lucioni,” Kansas City Journal-Post, 23 July 1939, 14;
“Lusioni’s [sic] ‘Ethel Waters’ Masterpiece at Gallery,” Kansas
City Journal, 7 April 1940, Women’s sec., 7 (as Malnate); NAMA
1941, 166; “Modern Painters Are Aided by the Friends of Art,”
Kansas City Star, 13 April 1947, 9D; Winifred Shields, “A Special
Collection of Works Is Growing at Nelson Gallery,” Kansas City
Star, 19 May 1950, 28; Twenty-five Years of Painting, 1925–1950,
exh. cat. (New York: Associated American Artists Galleries, 1951),
unpaginated; Winifred Shields, “Key Role at Art Gallery Filled by
Society of 500,” Kansas City Star, 4 January 1953, 8D; NAMA
1959, 257; NAMA 1973, 253.
Luigi Lucioni, exh. cat. (New York: Ferargil Galleries, 1930),
unpaginated; probably T. C. Linn Jr., “Midsummer Activities
in Art at Home and in Europe,” New York Times, 26 July 1931,
X5; Catalogue of Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American
Paintings, exh. cat. (Providence: Rhode Island School of Design,
1931), unpaginated; “Luigi Lucioni,” Bulletin of the Milwaukee
Art Institute 6 (October 1932), 5; News Flashes (William Rockhill
Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2
(1 December 1932), unpaginated; “Paintings by Luigi Lucioni
Shown at School of Design,” Providence (R.I.) Sunday Journal,
11 December 1932, Society-Art-Music sec., 11; M. K. P., “In Gal
lery and Studio: News and Views of the Week in Art,” Kansas City
Star, 29 November 1935, 14; “Art News,” Kansas City Journal-
Post, 8 December 1935, 2B; “A Modern Acquisition,” Kansas
City Journal-Post, 8 December 1935, 2B; “Liberal with Art,” Kan
sas City Star, 1 January 1936, 8 (as View of Nalnate); “Gallery
Changes,” News Flashes (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art
and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2 (1–16 January 1936), 2;
“Friends of Art,” News Flashes (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of
Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2 (1–15 March 1936),
4; “Friends of Art,” News Flashes (William Rockhill Nelson Gal
lery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts) 2 (15–31 March
1936), 3; “Art News,” Kansas City Journal-Post, 27 December
1936, 2B; “Important Steps toward Becoming Art Center by Kan
sas City in 1936,” Kansas City Star, 27 December 1936, 2B; “Prod
uct of Luigi Lucioni,” Kansas City Journal-Post, 23 July 1939, 14;
“Lusioni’s [sic] ‘Ethel Waters’ Masterpiece at Gallery,” Kansas
City Journal, 7 April 1940, Women’s sec., 7 (as Malnate); NAMA
1941, 166; “Modern Painters Are Aided by the Friends of Art,”
Kansas City Star, 13 April 1947, 9D; Winifred Shields, “A Special
Collection of Works Is Growing at Nelson Gallery,” Kansas City
Star, 19 May 1950, 28; Twenty-five Years of Painting, 1925–1950,
exh. cat. (New York: Associated American Artists Galleries, 1951),
unpaginated; Winifred Shields, “Key Role at Art Gallery Filled by
Society of 500,” Kansas City Star, 4 January 1953, 8D; NAMA
1959, 257; NAMA 1973, 253.
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