Details

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) Hickory Dickory Dock signed twice and inscribed 'CELESTIAL NAVIGATION BY BIRDS Joseph Cornell (signed) for Maureen and Frank from Joe 6.22.69' (on the reverse) pen and ink, paper collage on board (recto); paper collage, pen and ink, brush and ink and colored pencil (verso) collage: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.8 cm.) overall: 16 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (41.5 x 34 cm.) Executed in 1963 and inscribed in 1969

Provenance

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 8 November 1989, lot 115.

Exhibited

The Art Institute of Chicago, 67th American Exhibition, February-April 1964, no. 16.