- Titles Chiarina (Proper)
- Artist Joseph Cornell, American, 1903 - 1972
- Medium Wood frame (artist’s frame), collage printed paper, print materials, glue, etched glass
- Dimensions 12 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (31.8 x 26.4 x 3.5 cm)
- Credit Line Gift of The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 2002.171
- Work Type collage
- Classification Collage
- Inscription Label, part of collage on verso: CHIARINA Label, part of collage on verso: Clara Wieck at the age of 13. / Later to become the wife and / champion of Robert Schumann. / The "Chiarina" of the CARAVAL / suite for piano.
- Provenance Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), New York, 1955; descended to The Joseph and Robert Cornell Foundation, Key Biscayne, Florida [1]; gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 2002
[1] Foundation Inventory No. 2C-1B (1170), from correspondence with The Joseph and Robert Cornell Foundation
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