Joseph Cornell (Nyack, 1903 - New York, 1972) Lunar... Lot 44

Joseph Cornell (Nyack, 1903 - New York, 1972) Lunar Set (Soap Bubble Set, Lunar variant), circa 1950 Object-box: collage, map of the moon, painted wood, metal, glasses, glass beads, shells, plaster Signed and titled on the back "Joseph Cornell Lunar Set" 34 x 45,5 x 9,3 cm Provenance: - Daniel Varenne, Geneva (probably) - Galerie 1900-2000, Paris - Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris Bibliography: - Galerie 1900-2000, "Joseph Cornell", 13 March - 8 April 1989, illustrated in the catalogue p. 72 Our thanks to Dr Katharine Conely for her kind contribution. Note: this work belongs to the "Soap Bubble Set".