About This Artwork

Joseph Cornell
American, 1903-1972

Cygne Crépusculaire (Twilight Swan), 1949

Backing board with attached stained wood frame and glass front, velvet (on sides), reproduced engraving, graphite, imitation gemstone, and mirror
14 1/2 x 15 x 3 in.
Inner dimensions:
8 3/4 x 11 x 2 1/2 in.
Titled, dated, and signed on back, on paper label: Cygne Crepusculaire 1949 (typed) / Joseph Cornell (in artist’s hand) / Joseph Cornell (typed)
Lindy and Edwin Bergman Joseph Cornell Collection in memory of John Benton, 1982.1865

Art © The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Chicago, Joseph Cornell, 1980-82, traveled to London, Düsseldorf, Florence, Paris, and Chicago, exh. cat., no. S-13

Ownership History

Elizabeth Cornell Benton, Westhampton, New York; sold to Lindy and Edwin Bergman, Chicago, 1975; given to the Art Institute, 1982