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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)

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Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER)Phillips · May 2016$269,000≈ £186,249≈ €236,484Sign up to see
Cassiopeia #2Phillips · Nov 2024$177,800≈ £140,365≈ €168,339Sign up to see
Untitled (Parrot Collage; Grand Hotel de la Pomme d’Or)Phillips · Nov 2016$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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (47 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Joseph Cornell, Untitled, 1965, collage on paper, in artist's frame — Untitled, 1965
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Landscape with Figure) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972, photogravure in colors — Untitled (Landscape with Figure) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972
Toomey & Co. · Nov 14, 2025
$635Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Derby Hat) (from the Prints for Pheonix House portfolio), 1972, photogravure in colors on BFK Rives — Untitled (Derby Hat) (from the Prints for Pheonix House portfolio), 1972
Toomey & Co. · Nov 14, 2025
$1,143Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972, screenprint in colors with varnish stencil — Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972
Toomey & Co. · Nov 14, 2025
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Landscape with Figure) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972, photogravure in colors — Untitled (Landscape with Figure) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972
Rago Auctions · Oct 3, 2025
$462Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Helen Storms Cornell), c. 1966, gelatin silver print with ink and collage mounted to Masonite — Untitled (Helen Storms Cornell), c. 1966
Rago Auctions · Mar 26, 2025
$4,826Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Ohne Titel, 1971, Fragment eines Seesterns, gefärbter Sand und Papier in Plastikröhrchen — Ohne Titel, 1971
Van Ham · Nov 26, 2024
€2,904Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Cassiopeia #2, 1960-1961, painted wood and glass, printed paper collage, metal rods, clay pipe, cork ball, marble, mirror, driftwood and nails in a wood box construction — Cassiopeia #2, 1960-1961
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972, screenprint in colors with varnish stencil — Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972
Rago Auctions · Oct 16, 2024
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Yellow Sand Tray) (from the Sand Prison from Celestial Navigation series), 1956, mixed media — Untitled (Yellow Sand Tray) (from the Sand Prison from Celestial Navigation series), 1956
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2024
$32,760Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Hotel du Nord (Little Durer), 1972, screenprint in colors with varnish and stencil on Arches — Hotel du Nord (Little Durer), 1972
Wright · Aug 14, 2024
$4,410Sign up free to see

Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Feb 11, 2024
$441Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, A Valentine Object for Grace Hartigan, Bakelite, pewter and brass — A Valentine Object for Grace Hartigan
Rago Auctions · May 23, 2023
$13,860Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972, screenprint in colors with varnish stencil — Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$2,882Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Landscape with Figure) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972, photogravure in colors — Untitled (Landscape with Figure) (from the Prints for Phoenix House portfolio), 1972
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$945Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Die Weisse Frau (La Dame Blanche), 1952, metal, oil, printed paper collage and glass in a wood box construction — Die Weisse Frau (La Dame Blanche), 1952
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022
$28,980Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Missing Girl, 1962, double-sided newsprint and paper collage laid on Masonite — Missing Girl, 1962
Phillips · Sep 28, 2022
$15,120Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Lead-clue to the Houdini Disappearing Elephant act, 1967, paper collage laid on Masonite — Lead-clue to the Houdini Disappearing Elephant act, 1967
Phillips · Sep 28, 2022
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Joseph Cornell, J. Eagels Autumnal - Spring, 1965, baked painted surface, in artist’s frame (with printed paper collage on the reverse) — J. Eagels Autumnal - Spring, 1965
Phillips · May 19, 2022
$47,880Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Isle of Children, 1963, collage, in artist's wood frame with blue glass — Isle of Children, 1963
Phillips · May 19, 2022
$63,000Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Dovecote, 1960, mixed media in glass-faced wooden box construction (with printed paper collage on the reverse) — Dovecote, 1960
Phillips · May 19, 2022
$63,000Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Landscape with Figure); and Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow), from Prints for Phoenix House, 1972, One screenprint with varnish and stencil and one photogravure in colors, on wove papers, with full margins — Untitled (Landscape with Figure); and Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow), from Prints for Phoenix House, 1972
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$1,260Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Homage to the Romantic Ballet, 1950, paper collage laid on Masonite, in artist's frame — Homage to the Romantic Ballet, 1950
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021
$11,970Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, The Sylph, 1967, paper collage and photograph by Harold Halma laid on Masonite, in artist's frame — The Sylph, 1967
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021
$6,300Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled, for Tina, 1962, mixed media construction — Untitled, for Tina, 1962
Rago Auctions · Mar 25, 2020
$6,250Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Grand Hotel-Hotel Taglioni — Grand Hotel-Hotel Taglioni
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019
$106,250Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled, 1960, printed paper collage, acrylic, clay pipe, cork ball, and metal in a wood box construction — Untitled, 1960
Phillips · May 15, 2019
$137,500Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Hotel du Nord) — Untitled (Hotel du Nord)
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018
$3,000Sign up free to see

Hôtel du Nord, 1972
Brunk Auctions · Sep 15, 2018
$4,000Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow) — Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow)
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018
$1,875Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Sandbox), c. 1960, Wood and glass box construction with sand, string, metal balls, and found objects — Untitled (Sandbox), c. 1960
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 25, 2018
$37,500Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Hotel du Nord) — Untitled (Hotel du Nord)
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$2,000Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Waxed Collage), c. 1965, Paper collage on board framed behind glass — Untitled (Waxed Collage), c. 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 5, 2017
$22,500Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Parrot Collage; Grand Hotel de la Pomme d’Or), 1954-1955, box construction — Untitled (Parrot Collage; Grand Hotel de la Pomme d’Or), 1954-1955
Phillips · Nov 17, 2016
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER), circa 1960, ink, pencil, printed paper and photograph collage on board — Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER), circa 1960
Phillips · May 10, 2016
$269,000Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Indirect Incognito, 1969, Collage in colors with hand-abrasions, on wove paper, — Indirect Incognito, 1969
Phillips · Apr 25, 2016
$20,000Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Julie Spinasse, circa 1950-60, Collage, on wove paper laid down to Masonite, — Julie Spinasse, circa 1950-60
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015
$12,500Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Buddha at Sundown), 1958, Collage, on wove paper laid down to Masonite, — Untitled (Buddha at Sundown), 1958
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015
$13,750Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Collage (Putti), circa 1950-60, Collage, on wove paper laid down to Masonite, — Collage (Putti), circa 1950-60
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015
$12,500Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Derby Hat-Big Ben), Color Heliogravure — Untitled (Derby Hat-Big Ben)
James D. Julia · Aug 20, 2013
$237Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, (American, 1903-1972), ink on note card and collage on paper — (American, 1903-1972)
Bonhams · Nov 6, 2005
$588Sign up free to see

Joseph Cornell, Untitled, 1970, conch shell, book page clipping and pink salt stones in plastic Whitman Dollar container — Untitled, 1970
Phillips · May 19, 2022

Joseph Cornell, The Garden Party, 1970, paper collage, pencil and watercolor on paperboard — The Garden Party, 1970
Phillips · May 19, 2022

Joseph Cornell, Untitled, 1932-40, printed paper on cardboard box and metal fragments — Untitled, 1932-40
Phillips · Apr 28, 2022

Joseph Cornell, Sandsifter Box, 1952, wood box construction with acrylic, cork, glass, lead, metal, printed paper collage and blue glass beads — Sandsifter Box, 1952
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Buddha at Sundown), 1958, paper collaged on printed paper laid on Masonite — Untitled (Buddha at Sundown), 1958
Phillips · Nov 12, 2013

Joseph Cornell, Collage (Putti), circa 1950-60, paper collaged on printed paper laid on Masonite — Collage (Putti), circa 1950-60
Phillips · Nov 12, 2013

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