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JOSEPH CORNELL (1903-1972)
Apollinaris Hôtel de l'Observatoire
signed and inscribed 'French Underground World War II. Joseph Cornell' (on the reverse)
wood box construction—glass, acrylic, newsprint, printed paper and wood collage
18 ⅜ x 12 ¼ x 3 ½ in. (46.6 x 31.1 x 8.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1952.
Provenance
Helen Cornell Jagger, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Helen Jagger Batcheller, New York
The Mouse King Foundation, New York
Theirf sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 2 March 2017, lot 64
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Hollis Taggart Galleries, In the Absence of Color: Artists Working in Black and White, May-June 2017.
New York, Dickinson Gallery, Crosscurrents, November 2018.
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