The Collection of Sybil Shainwald
Joseph Cornell
Villa Violetta #1 (La Bella del Parmigianino)
Auction Closed
May 15, 11:34 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
The Collection of Sybil Shainwald
Joseph Cornell
1903 - 1972
Villa Violetta #1 (La Bella del Parmigianino)
signed (on a label affixed to the reverse)
acrylic and printed paper collage in glass and wooden box construction
18 by 11 ⅞ by 4 ½ in.
45.7 by 30.2 by 11.4 cm.
Executed in 1950.
Estate of the artist
American Dovecote & Shooting Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Christie's New York, 3 May 1989, lot 6 (consigned by the above)
Jay Chiat, New York (acquired from the above)
Sotheby's New York, 13 November 2002, lot 104 (consigned by the above)
Private Collection, Baltimore (acquired from the above)
Brooke Alexander, New York
Acquired from the above in January 2006 by the present owner
New York, Egan Gallery, Night Songs and Other New Work, December 1950 - January 1951
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Joseph Cornell, February - March 1976
Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth - Dallas Collectors, August - September 1977
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