The Puzzle of the Reward, 1670 (recto and verso)
Details
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Cornell, J.
The Puzzle of the Reward, 1670 (recto and verso)
signed 'Joseph Cornell', and titled twice 'The Puzzle of the Reward 1670' (verso)
paper collage with gouache and pencil on board
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 23 cm.)
Executed circa 1965
Cornell, J.
The Puzzle of the Reward, 1670 (recto and verso)
signed 'Joseph Cornell', and titled twice 'The Puzzle of the Reward 1670' (verso)
paper collage with gouache and pencil on board
12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 23 cm.)
Executed circa 1965
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Donald Morris Gallery, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan
Acquired by the present owners from the above in August 1993
Donald Morris Gallery, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan
Acquired by the present owners from the above in August 1993
Exhibited
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, and Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, Joseph Cornell: Collages, 1931-1972, May-July 1979, no. 81 (illustrated).
Reno, Nevada, Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, Joseph Cornell: Boxes and Collages, February-March 1980.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; London, Whitechapel Gallery; Dsseldorf, Kunsthalle; Florence, Palazzo Pitti; Paris, Muse d'Art Moderne de la Ville; and Chicago, The Art Institute, Joseph Cornell, November 1980-March 1982, p. 293, no. 237 (illustrated, p. 256).
Reno, Nevada, Sierra Nevada Museum of Art, Joseph Cornell: Boxes and Collages, February-March 1980.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art; London, Whitechapel Gallery; Dsseldorf, Kunsthalle; Florence, Palazzo Pitti; Paris, Muse d'Art Moderne de la Ville; and Chicago, The Art Institute, Joseph Cornell, November 1980-March 1982, p. 293, no. 237 (illustrated, p. 256).