Lot 33
  • 33

Joseph Cornell

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Joseph Cornell
  • Orbit of Neptune
  • signed on the reverse
  • graphite, oil and paper collage on paper laid on panel in artist's chosen frame
  • 11 1/2 by 8 1/2 in. 29.2 by 21.6 cm.
  • Executed in 1963.

Provenance

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York

Exhibited

The Art Institute of Chicago, 67th Annual American Exhibition: Directions in Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, February - April 1964

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. All of the collage elements are well adhered and intact. There is some minor discoloration to the adhesive. Framed under glass in an artistÂ’s chosen frame.
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