Joseph Cornell
American · 1903–1972 · Painter, Sculptor
Joseph Cornell was an American visual artist and filmmaker, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER)Phillips · $269,000≈ £186,249≈ €236,484Sign up to see
Cassiopeia #2Phillips · $177,800≈ £140,365≈ €168,339Sign up to see
Untitled (Parrot Collage; Grand Hotel de la Pomme d’Or)Phillips · $150,000≈ £120,443≈ €139,965Sign up to see
Joseph Cornell’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | 7 | 88% | $23.3kSign up | $15.1kSign up | $63kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Mixed media | 7 | 7 | 100% | $23.3kSign up | $15.1kSign up | $63kSign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 9 | 90% | $27kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $138kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 10 | 77% | $12.7kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $63kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $889Sign up | $889Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 5 | 2 | 40% | $55.4kSign up | $55.4kSign up | $63kSign up |
| Photography | 6 | 6 | 100% | $47kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $269kSign up |
| Photograph | 6 | 6 | 100% | $47kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $269kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $178kSign up | $178kSign up | $178kSign up |
| Other | 8 | 7 | 88% | $44.9kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $150kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.