Lot 197
  • 197

Boris Israilovich Anisfeld, 1879-1973

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Boris Izrailevich Anisfeld
  • madonna and child
  • Signed in Latin l.l. and dated 1938; further titled on reverse and numbered 134

  • oil on canvas
  • 114 by 91cm., 45 by 36in.

Condition

Original canvas. The paint surface is slightly dirty. There are some fine lines of craquelure: one running horizontally from the top left corner; the other to the left of the Madonna's head. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals no retouching. Held in a simple modern wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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