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Do Flowers Sleep at Night?
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Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Do Flowers Sleep at Night?
signed inversely and titled 'Do flowers sleep at night? Joseph Cornell' (on paper labels affixed to the reverse)
photograph and printed paper collage in artist's frame
framed dimensions: 14½ x 17½ in. (36.8 x 44.5 cm.)
Executed in 1964.
Do Flowers Sleep at Night?
signed inversely and titled 'Do flowers sleep at night? Joseph Cornell' (on paper labels affixed to the reverse)
photograph and printed paper collage in artist's frame
framed dimensions: 14½ x 17½ in. (36.8 x 44.5 cm.)
Executed in 1964.
Provenance
Donald Morris Gallery, Birmingham
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
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