Untitled (Museum)

c. 1940-1950

Joseph Cornell

Associated Names
Joseph Cornell

Artist, American, 1903 - 1972

This is a photograph of a collection of small glass bottles with red lids inside a wooden box. The box is open and displays two rows of bottles inserted into round slots. Each bottle contains different objects, which vary from natural materials to crafted pieces such as miniature models or colored substances. The wooden box has a rustic look with a hinged lid, and the bottles are arranged neatly in its interior. Additional bottles are positioned in front of the box, offering a closer view of their varied contents.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard L. Feigen, New York; (Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York); purchased 10 April 1990 by Robert Lehrman, Washington, DC.

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Bibliography

2003

  • Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe, Richard Vine, and Robert Lehrman. Joseph Cornell: Shadowplay, Eterniday. Washington, 2003: 194-195, no.68 , 196-197, details, fig. 68, 250.


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