Allegra in Lights, Times Square, ca. 1910 (Pas de Diane)

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) Allegra in Lights, Times Square, ca. 1910 (Pas de Diane) signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Allegra in Lights Times Sq ca. 1910 "Pas de Diane" Merry Christmas to all the Stars Joseph' (on the reverse) box construction--graphite, gouache, paper collage, and ink on paper mounted on velvet in artist's frame 18 x 14½ x 1¾ in. (45.7 x 36.8 x 4.4 cm.) Executed in 1970.