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Joseph Cornell — Joseph Cornell’s
Joseph Cornell

Joseph Cornell’s

A meticulously assembled collage on board, this work by Joseph Cornell combines ink, pencil, printed paper, and photography to create a layered visual narrative characteristic of his intimate, poetic sensibility. Fragments of text, imagery, and hand-drawn marks intersect and overlap, inviting the viewer into a contemplative world suspended between memory and dream. The interplay of found and crafted elements reflects Cornell's signature ability to transform everyday materials into richly evocative compositions.

Medium
ink, pencil, printed paper and photograph collage on board

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 10, 2016

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Joseph Cornell, Joseph Cornell’s

A meticulously assembled collage on board, this work by Joseph Cornell combines ink, pencil, printed paper, and photography to create a layered visual narrative characteristic of his intimate, poetic sensibility. Fragments of text, imagery, and hand-drawn marks intersect and overlap, inviting the viewer into a contemplative world suspended between memory and dream. The interplay of found and crafted elements reflects Cornell's signature ability to transform everyday materials into richly evocative compositions.

Medium
ink, pencil, printed paper and photograph collage on board
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Ink And Pencil, Ephemera And Found Materials, Male Artist, Nostalgic Mood, Intimate Format, Mixed Media, Printed Paper, Monochromatic Tones, Collage, American Artist, Modern Era, Monochromatic, Modernist Master, Paper Ephemera, Found Materials

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Art Institute of Chicago