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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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.