Joseph Cornell

American (1903 - 1972)
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $80,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning
New York, May 14, 2009
Lot: 123

Untitled (Sun Box)

wood box construction--printed paper collage, enamel, drift wood, found metal objects, pins, wood and glass
10 x 14 x 3¼ in. (25.4 x 35.5 x 8.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1961.
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $100,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning
New York, May 14, 2009
Lot: 227

Untitled (Soap Bubble Night Sk... (1959)
wood box construction--seashell, seahorse, cork, glass, nails, metal rod, painted wood and printed paper collage
7¼ x 12½ x 2¾ in. (18.5 x 32 x 6.5 cm.)
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $80,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning
New York, May 14, 2009
Lot: 248

Hôtel de l'Étoile

wood box construction--printed paper collage, oil, wood and nails
12¾ x 9 x 2½ in. (32.3 x 22.8 x 6.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1959.
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $65,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning
New York, May 14, 2009
Lot: 254

Observatory Window on Skies, E... (1957)
wood box construction--printed paper collage, oil, wood, nails
15 5/8 x 9 x 5¾ in. (39.6 x 22.8 x 14.6 cm.)
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $120,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening Sale
New York, May 13, 2009
Lot: 3

Sand Fountain

wood box construction -- glass, gouache, colored sand, metal, and wooden ball
12½ x 3¾ x 8¼ in. (31.8 x 9.5 x 21 cm.)
Executed circa 1961.
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $380,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening Sale
New York, May 13, 2009
Lot: 7

The Birth of the Nuclear Atom

wood box construction -- glass, gouache, metal, cork and printed paper collage
9¾ x 15 x 3¾ in. (24.8 x 38.1 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1960.
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL


Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day
New York, May 13, 2009
Lot: 108

The Nearest Star, An Allegory ...

15 7/8 by 9 5/8 by 4 3/8 in. 40.3 by 24.3 by 11 cm.
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $150,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day
New York, May 13, 2009
Lot: 110

Untitled (Hotel Andromeda)

18 1/2 by 12 1/4 by 4 in. 47 by 31.1 by 10.2 cm.
mixed media painted box construction with printed paper collage, gouache, metal ring and chain
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $26,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day
New York, May 13, 2009
Lot: 246

What Makes A Rainbow? (Jeanne ...

overall: 15 3/8 by 12 1/2 in. 39 by 31.8 cm.
collage on board, in velvet lined artist's frame
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $70,000

Christie's First Open Post-War And Contemporary Art
New York, March 11, 2009
Lot: 63

Hotel du Nord (Grand Hotel de ... (1950)
wood box construction--printed paper collage, oil and wooden dowels
19¼ x 13 1/8 x 3½ in. (49.5 x 33.3 x 8.9 cm.)
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $22,000

Sotheby's Contemporary
New York, March 10, 2009
Lot: 27

Untitled

measurements
framed: 11 1/8 by 17 5/8 in.
alternate measurements
28.2 by 44.7 cm.
paper collage laid down on masonite in artist's frame
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $30,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning
New York, November 13, 2008
Lot: 165

The Sister Shades #2 (1956)
paper and printed paper collage with amber glass in artist's frame
14¾ x 11¾ in. (37.5 x 29.8 cm.)
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $3,300,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening
New York, November 12, 2008
Lot: 18

Pharmacy (1943)
wood box construction -- printed paper, colored sand, colored foil, sulfur, feathers, seashells, butterfly, aluminum foil, fiber, wood shavings, copper wire, fruit pits, water, gold paint, cork, water, dried leaves and found objects
15¼ x 12 x 3 1/8 in. (38.7 x 30.5 x 7.9 cm.)
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $950,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening
New York, November 12, 2008
Lot: 41

Untitled (Caravaggio Boy)

wood box construction--printed paper collage, enamel, wood, glass marble, mirrored and colored glass
16 x 10¼ x 4 1/8 in. (40.6 x 26 x 10.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1953.
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $140,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day
New York, November 12, 2008
Lot: 105

Untitled (Yellow Bird Habitat)

12 7/8 by 8 1/4 by 4 3/4 in. 32.7 by 20.1 by 12.1 cm.
illuminated box construction
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $240,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day
New York, May 15, 2008
Lot: 133

Sequestered Bower

glass, mixed media and wood construction
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL


Sotheby's Contemporary Art Day
New York, May 15, 2008
Lot: 152

Sandsifter Box

cork, glass, lead, printed paper and glass beads in wooden box
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $550,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art Evening
New York, May 14, 2008
Lot: 36

Bird In A Box

wood, cork, branches, paint, printed paper and grains in wood and glass box construction
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $200,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning
New York, May 14, 2008
Lot: 108

Untitled (Soap Bubble Night Sk...


Artwork
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $24,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning
New York, May 14, 2008
Lot: 218

Untitled


Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $22,500

Sotheby's Contemporary Art
New York, April 2, 2008
Lot: 343

Untitled

paper collage mounted to paperboard
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $42,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary First Open
New York, April 1, 2008
Lot: 189

Andromeda

photograph, tape, printed paper and paper collage on board
11½ x 8½ in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1965.

Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $28,000

Christie's Post-War And Contemporary First Open
New York, April 1, 2008
Lot: 194

Contes et Proverbes

wood box construction--printed paper collage, velvet, glass and metal hardware
9½ x 8 x 4¼ in. (24.2 x 20.3 x 10.8 cm.)
Executed circa 1948.

Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $65,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art
New York, November 15, 2007
Lot: 101

Carrousel - Lanner Waltzes

Panel, Paper, Print
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $520,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art
New York, November 15, 2007
Lot: 102

Untitled (Sun Box with 5 Glass...

Paper, Metal, Glass, Construction
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL


Sotheby's Contemporary Art
New York, November 15, 2007
Lot: 126

Untitled (Photographer unknown...

Pen, Paper, Board, Ink, Pencil
Artwork
JOSEPH CORNELL
Winning Bid: $30,000

Sotheby's Contemporary Art
New York, November 15, 2007
Lot: 127

The Human Thermostat

Paper, Board

Galleries showing Joseph Cornell

Chicago
Richard Gray Gallery
Houston
Barbara Davis Gallery
New York
Brooke Alexander
Richard Gray Gallery
L & M Arts
Allan Stone Gallery
Pavel Zoubok Gallery

Group Shows with Joseph Cornell

The Culture of Collage at Pavel Zoubok GalleryJun 12, 2008-Aug 8, 2008
PAVEL ZOUBOK GALLERY is pleased to announce 1968/2008: The Culture of Collage, a group exhibition of collage and assemblage works from the year 1968 and from the present day. Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, June 12, from 6-8pm, ...
Joseph Cornell and Jiří Kolář at Pavel Zoubok GalleryApr 19, 2007-May 26, 2007
PAVEL ZOUBOK GALLERY invites you to an exhibition of box constructions and collages by JOSEPH CORNELL (1903-1972) and JIŘĺ KOLÁŘ (1914-2002). The exhibition will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue with texts by Alexandra Anderson...

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NPR: Piecing Together Joseph CornellPosted: 2007-04-25

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