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Property from a Private New York Collection

Joseph Cornell

L'Humeur Vagabonde

Lot closes

October 8, 03:15 PM GMT

Estimate

60,000 - 80,000 USD

Starting Bid

45,000 USD

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Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private New York Collection

Joseph Cornell

1903 - 1972


L'Humeur Vagabonde

signed and titled twice (on the reverse)

painted wood and glass box construction

15 ¼ by 10 ½ by 4 in.

38.7 by 26.7 by 10.2 cm.

Executed circa 1954-56.

Please note that the title of this lot has been updated.

The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, New York

C&M Arts, New York

Acquired from the above by the present owner

London, Waddington Galleries, Joseph Cornell, March 1987, cat. no. 8, p. 9, illustrated in color

West Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, Joseph Cornell: Box Constructions and Collages, March - May 1997