Live Auction 16978Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Lot 705Property from the Estate of Eugene V. Thaw

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)

Solar Level

Closed16 May 2019

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USD 250,000

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Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Solar Level
signed and titled 'Solar Level Joseph Cornell' (on the reverse)
wood box construction—glass, marbles, cork, metal, ceramic shell, printed paper collage, nails and paint
7 7/8 x 18 ¼ x 3 ¾ in. (20 x 46.3 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1955.

Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987

Specialist note

“Literal things can create an elaborate and subtle form of magic” – Joseph Cornell