The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Peacocks with Cherry Tree
1984
(American, 1918–2013)
Image and Sheet: 35.5 x 43 cm (14 x 16 15/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Joseph O'Sickey described his process saying that "every mark had to have its room and clarity.”Description
Joseph O'Sickey spent much of his life and career in Northeast Ohio, where he took classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art as a child and later taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art, among other institutions. This watercolor is one of many that the artist made, seeing the medium as well suited for his creative experimentation with color and form. O'Sickey favored vivid tones, such as the bright blue seen here, taking inspiration from European artists such as Henri Matisse.- after 1984-1994(Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Shaker Heights, OH)1994-2020Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH2020-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Adams, Henry. "Joseph O’Sickey." In The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 186-191. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 186-191; Mentioned: p. 269
- Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
- {{cite web|title=Peacocks with Cherry Tree|url=false|author=Joseph O'Sickey|year=1984|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.147