Lot Essay
“Literal things can create an elaborate and subtle form of magic” – Joseph Cornell
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Property from the Estate of Eugene V. Thaw
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)
Solar Level
Details
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.
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.
Provenance
Waddington Galleries, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
Exhibited
London, Waddington Galleries, Joseph Cornell, March 1987, p. 6, no. 4 (illustrated).
Brought to you by
Rachael White