Untitled (Grand Hotel Bon Port, Ostend Hotel)

1954

Joseph Cornell

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Joseph Cornell

Artist, American, 1903 - 1972

This image shows a roughly rectangular shape within a worn wooden frame. Inside the frame is a white textured canvas with an abstract composition of layered paper fragments and text. Some fragments resemble torn posters or advertisements with text like "Grand Hotel BON PORT" and "Ostend Hotel." An irregularly-shaped patch reveals a colorful printed design with an illustration resembling a cat's face, akin to a vintage travel poster or hotel advertisement. The scene suggests the back of a stretched canvas, offering a glimpse into the layered and overlapping nature of objects and memories.
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East Building Upper Level, Gallery E415


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Provenance

Pace Gallery, New York; purchased 18 May 1989 by Robert Lehrman, Washington, DC.

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