Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Untitled (Palais de Cristal)
ArtistJoseph Cornell, 1903–1972
Dateca. 1953
MediumWood box construction: printed-paper collage, glass, and metal
Dimensions13 x 9 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (33 x 23.5 x 10.8 cm)
Signedverso: [signed]
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2014.28
ClassificationSculpture
Provenanceto Estate of the Artist, 1972; (Castelli, Feigen, Corcoran Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Hudson, Jr., Fort Worth, TX; to (Sotheby’s, New York, NY), May 3, 1993, lot 4; purchased by Private Collection; to (Sotheby’s, New York, NY), November 11, 2014, sale N09221, lot 35; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2014
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 16× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.