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- Estimate
- $350,000–$450,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 14 November 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4123224
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Cornell, L'Humeur Vagbonde. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2012, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4123224.
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Joseph Cornell, L'Humeur Vagbonde. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2012, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4123224.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Nov 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Os Gemeos | $90,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | John Chamberlain | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Capullo | Damián Ortega | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Orange | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Keith Haring | $200,000–$300,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cornell | Hôtel de l'Etoile (Juan Gris Series) | $317,500 | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | |
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Celestial Navigation) | Christie's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER) | Phillips, May 2016 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Star Game) | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Grand Hotel) | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Green Parrot Hotel Voyager) | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Hotel Winter Night Sky) | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Harlequin) | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
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