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Sand Fountain, Joseph Cornell, 1948
Joseph CornellAmerican, 1903–1972

Sand Fountain

1948 · Sculpture

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Sand Fountain” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 415B · East Building, Upper Level, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room415B · East Building, Upper Level

Open now· until 5:00 PM

On public display.

Checked
In this state since
Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
1991.218.1

What it shows

Non-representational

In the catalog

SculpturePost-war art20th centuryAmerican

Sources

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Untitled (Bébé Marie), Joseph Cornell, early 1940s

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Untitled (Swan Box), Joseph Cornell, c. 1945

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Untitled (Medici Prince), Joseph Cornell, c. 1952

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c. 1952 · National Gallery of Art

Untitled (Medici Prince), Joseph Cornell, c. 1953

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Untitled (Grand Hotel Bon Port, Ostend Hotel), Joseph Cornell, 1954

Untitled (Grand Hotel Bon Port, Ostend Hotel)

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Les constellations voisines du pôle, Joseph Cornell, 1961

Les constellations voisines du pôle

1961 · National Gallery of Art

Untitled (Butterfly Habitat), Joseph Cornell, c. 1940

Untitled (Butterfly Habitat)

c. 1940 · Art Institute of Chicago

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