Auction sale reference

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) Untitled (Penny Arcade Portrait of Lauren Bacall

Sold for $5,317,000 at Christie's on May 13, 2014.

Small dark blue framed box construction with a central portrait-like panel.

Lot description

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) Untitled (Penny Arcade Portrait of Lauren Bacall) with Penny Arcade Portrait of... wood box construction--wood, glass, paint, tinted glass, mirror, foil paper, string, thread and printed paper collage working model-paperboard folder with photographs, photomechanical reproductions, magazine excerpts, pamphlet and notes 20½ x 17 x 3½ in. (52 x 17.7 x 8.8 cm.)

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