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JOSEPH CORNELL (1903-1972)
i. Untitled
printed paper collage
4 ¾ x 3 ⅝ in. (12.1 x 9.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1939.

ii. Untitled
printed paper collage and graphite on board
2 ⅝ x 3 in. (6.7 x 7.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1939.

iii.Untitled
inscribed indistinctly 'Thenceforth let the sweetness of flow nourish the chest of men' (on the reverse)
printed paper collage on board
2 ⅞ x 3 ⅛ in. (7.3 x 7.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1939.

iv. Untitled
printed paper, in three parts
larger elements, each: 2 x 2 ¾ in. (5.1 x 7 cm.)
smaller element: 1 x 1 in. (2.5 x 2.5 cm.)
Executed circa 1939.
Provenance
Helen Cornell Jagger, Westhampton, New York, acquired directly from the artist, circa 1965
By descent from the above to the present owner, circa 1998
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