Sale 2104
New York
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12 November 2007
Price realised
USD 145,000
Estimate
Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) The Lanner Waltzes (Americana) signed and inscribed 'Joseph Cornell to Mr. William Staples from Robert Joseph Lanner - Vienna' (on the reverse) printed paper collage on paper 16½ x 19¼ in. (41.9 x 48.9 cm.)
Provenance
Castelli Feigen Corcoran, New York
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Literature
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Joseph Cornell, November 1980-January 1981, no. 279 (illustrated as Lanner Waltzes).
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