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Joseph Cornell
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Joseph Cornell
- Untitled (Hôtel de l'Étoile, Suzanne Miller)
- ink, pencil, printed paper and photograph collage on board
- 10 3/8 by 11 1/2 in. 26.3 by 29.2 cm.
- Executed circa 1960.
Provenance
Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Santa Barbara
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Private Collection, Santa Barbara
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
University of California Santa Barbara, Collages by Joseph Cornell, 1975, n.p., illustrated
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Diverse Directions: A Collector's Choice, Selections from the Charles Craig Collection, December 1987 - February 1988, n.p., illustrated
San Antonio, The Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum; Athens, Georgia Museum of Art; Long Beach Museum of Art, High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime, January - August 2005
Washington, D.C., The Smithsonian American Art Museum; Salem, Peabody Essex Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination, November 2006 - January 2008, cat. no. 157, pl. 122, p. 277, illustrated in color
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Diverse Directions: A Collector's Choice, Selections from the Charles Craig Collection, December 1987 - February 1988, n.p., illustrated
San Antonio, The Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum; Athens, Georgia Museum of Art; Long Beach Museum of Art, High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime, January - August 2005
Washington, D.C., The Smithsonian American Art Museum; Salem, Peabody Essex Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination, November 2006 - January 2008, cat. no. 157, pl. 122, p. 277, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. All of the collage elements are well adhered and intact. There is some adhesive residue evident due to the artists working method. There is wear to the edges of the board and a few abrasions along the top edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.