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, glass, 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 - Collection Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn, Paris Bibliography : - Galerie 1900-2000, "Joseph Cornell", 13 March - 8 April 1989, reproduced in the catalogue p. 72 We would like to thank Dr Katharine Conely for her kind contribution. Note: this work is part of the "Soap Bubble Set" series.