Lot 102
  • 102

Joseph Cornell

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Joseph Cornell
  • Untitled (Rocking Horse in Forest)
  • signed and dated 11.13.59 on the reverse
  • printed paper collage on Masonite, in artist's chosen frame
  • Board: 12 by 9 in. 30.5 by 22.8 cm.
  • Framed: 18 1/8 by 15 in. 46 by 38.1 cm.

Provenance

Helen Jagger, Westhampton, New York (sister of the artist)
Helen Batcheller, Westhampton, New York (niece of the artist, by descent from the above)

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. All collaged elements are intact. There is light wear to the edges of the paper and there is a hairline arched abrasion at the center of the collage. There are scattered pinpoint accretions along the bottom edge, due to the artist's working method and choice of found material. Framed under Plexiglas in artist's chosen frame.
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