Sand Box (Red Sand)
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Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Sand Box (Red Sand)
signed 'Joseph Cornell' (on the underside)
wood box construction – wood, glass, red sand, map, coin, pieces of glass, starfish, metal balls and wooden bead
6 7/8 x 14¾ in. (17.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1957.
Sand Box (Red Sand)
signed 'Joseph Cornell' (on the underside)
wood box construction – wood, glass, red sand, map, coin, pieces of glass, starfish, metal balls and wooden bead
6 7/8 x 14¾ in. (17.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1957.
Provenance
Stable Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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