Lot 487
  • 487

Boris Israilovich Anisfeld

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description

  • Boris Izrailevich Anisfeld
  • Haycart in the Village
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 1912 l.r. and signed in Latin l.l.
  • oil on canvas
  • 53.5 by 73.5cm., 21 by 29in.

Provenance

Anisfeld family
Shepherd Gallery, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owners in 1984

Exhibited

Moscow, Special Exhibition, 1915
Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum, The Boris Anisfeld Exhibition, 1918, no. 37
Boston, Boston Art Club and Twentieth Century Club, Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Boris Anisfeld, 10 December 1924 - 3 January 1925, no.37

Literature

Christian Brinton, The Boris Anisfeld Exhibition, Brooklyn, 1918, no. 37
Exhibition catalogue Paintings and Drawings by Boris Anisfeld , Boston, 10 December 1924 - 3 January 1925, no.37

Condition

Original canvas. There is a layer of light surface dirt and fine lines of craquelure throughout. There are some abrasions to the edges. UV light reveals evidence of retouching in patches throughout. Held in a simple black frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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