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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 25 September 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4196893
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 25 Sep 2013, lot 397. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4196893.
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Joseph Cornell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 25 Sep 2013, lot 397. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4196893.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Sep 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Portrait as Anni While She was Recording her New Album | Bjarne Melgaard | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Color Pane | Kenneth Noland | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| American Prayer | Gottfried Helnwein | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Arcade | James Casebere | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Everything; Mercury [Two Works] | Robert Fosdick | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Untitled (P63) | Christopher Wood | $1,200,000–$1,800,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cornell | Why is the Sky Dark at Night? 1964 | $20,312 | Bonhams, May 2021 | |
| Joseph Cornell | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2017 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Lanner Waltzes series) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Missing Girl | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Die Weisse Frau (La Dame Blanche) | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Penny Arcade , c. 1960 | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2024 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | The Human Thermostat , c. 1961 | Freeman's | Hindman, Nov 2025 | ||
| Joseph Cornell | Untitled (Yellow Sand Tray) (from the Sand Prison from Celes | Rago, Sep 2024 |
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