Paolo and Francesca

1943-1948

Joseph Cornell

Associated Names
Joseph Cornell

Artist, American, 1903 - 1972

The image depicts a figure in profile, blue and black engraving. The person is seated, head leaning on an arm, eyes closed, with long flowing hair and draped clothing. The figure is surrounded by a halo, with a crescent moon, trees, and cloudy sky in the background. The artwork is framed by a dark blue fabric and wooden frame.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E415

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Richard L. Feigen, New York); purchased 16 August 1993 by Robert Lehrman, Washington, DC.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • An Exhibition of Works by Joseph Cornell, Pasadena Art Museum, 1966-1967, no. 16.

1969

  • New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1969, no. 33.

1973

  • American Art at Mid-Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1973-1974, unnumbered checklist, repro.

1976

  • Joseph Cornell, Leo Castelli Gallery; Richard L. Feigen and Company; James Corcoran Gallery; New York, 1976, no. 24.

1977

  • Joseph Cornell, Rice Museum, Houston, 1977, no catalogue, checklist no. 25.

1978

  • Joseph Cornell, Akron Art Institute, 1978, no. 13, repro.

1980

  • Joseph Cornell, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1980-1981; Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1981; Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, 1981; Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, 1981; Musée de l'Art Moderne, Paris, 1981; Chicago Art Institute, 1982; Museum of Modern Art Catalogue, no. 109, repro.

1981

  • Westkunst Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1939, Museen der Stadt Köln, 1981, no. 260, repro.

1982

  • Joseph Cornell: Art and Metaphysics, Leo Castelli Gallery; Richard L. Feigen and Company; James Corcoran Gallery; New York, 1982, no. 4, repro.

1992

  • Joseph Cornell, The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura, 1992; The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, 1992; The Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, 1993, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Sakura, 1993; no. 5, repro.

2007

  • Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, 2007; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, 2007; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2007-2008; no. 82, repro.

2015

  • Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust, Royal Academy of Art, London; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; 2015-2016, no. 43, repro.

Bibliography

1977

  • Waldman, Diane. Joseph Cornell. New York, 1977: 19, fig. 6, 116.

2002

  • Waldman, Diane. Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams. New York, 2002: 47, repro, 48.

2003

  • Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe, Richard Vine, and Robert Lehrman. Joseph Cornell: Shadowplay, Eterniday. Washington, 2003: 27, 68, repro, 69, fig. 10.

2007

  • Brink, Andrew. Desire and Avoidance in Art. New York, 2007: 169.

2008

  • Costello, Bonnie. Planets on Tables: Poetry, Still Life, and the Turning World. Ithaca, NY, 2008: 17.

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