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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Parrot Collage; Grand Hotel de la Pomme d’Or), 1954-1955, box construction

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Untitled (Parrot Collage; Grand Hotel de la Pomme d’Or)

Joseph Cornell (American, 1903–1972) · 1954-1955

$150,000 price realized incl. premium

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Medium: Other · Other all other results →
As published: “box construction”
Signed / inscribed: Signed "Joseph Cornell" on the reverse · Joseph Cornell signature
Category: Other
Dimensions: 18 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 3 1/4 in. (47.9 x 27 x 8.3 cm.)
Auction house: Phillips
Sale: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010816)
Date: November 17, 2016
Location: New York
Lot: 156
Estimate: $150,000 – $200,000 (≈ £120,443 – £160,591) (≈ €139,965 – €186,619)
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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Joseph Cornell, Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow), circa 1972 From the prints for Phoenix House portfolio Screen Print in color with varnish and stencil, edition 114/125, Pencil

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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

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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

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