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Joseph Cornell

Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER)

Estimate
$35,000 - 45,000
$269,000
Lot Details
ink, pencil, printed paper and photograph collage on board
11 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (29.2 x 26.4 cm)
Catalogue Essay
Joseph Cornell’s Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER), created in the 1960’s, depicts a photographic portrait collage of Cornell’s friend, the television actress Suzanne Miller. A performer on the Tonight Show with Steve Allen as well as a regular on The Honeymooners, Miller appears in two of Cornell’s underground films and plays an important role in his early artistic output. The two exchanged many letters and collages, and the present lot, Untitled (HÔTEL DE L'ÉTOILE, SUZANNE MILLER) is a testament to their mutual affection and the significance of Miller as a muse for Cornell’s collages.

Joseph Cornell

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